Intel Xeon D-2166NT vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2166NT and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2166NT

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
16x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 32 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15105 vs 7762

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15105 vs 7762

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2300 vs 1751

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2300 vs 1751

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2166NT
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1751

2300

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15105

7762

Name	Intel Xeon D-2166NT	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751	2300
PassMark - CPU mark	15105	7762
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		740
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2101
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3280

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2166NT	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'18	June 2015
Place in performance rating	1254	1255
Processor Number	D-2166NT	E3-1285V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	512 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		29.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	>	1x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
eDRAM		128 MB
Execution Units		48
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3