Intel Xeon D-2187NT vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2187NT and Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon D-2187NT

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2187NT

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 110 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1684 vs 1425
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25402 vs 18070

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 110 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1684 vs 1425
PassMark - CPU mark	25402 vs 18070

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-2187NT
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1425

1684

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18070

25402

Name	Intel Xeon D-2187NT	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
PassMark - Single thread mark	1425	1684
PassMark - CPU mark	18070	25402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6192

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2187NT	Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'18	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1435	1438
Processor Number	D-2187NT	4116
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,121.16
Value for money (0-100)		4.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0	2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		16896 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	85 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	>
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	1
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)