Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon D-2187NT

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon D-2187NT processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon D-2187NT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

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
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 120 Watt

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2187NT

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon D-2187NT
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
PassMark - Single thread mark		1425
PassMark - CPU mark		18070

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon D-2187NT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Skylake
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	1293	1282
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	D-2187NT
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q1'18
Series		Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Maximum frequency		3.00 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	110 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		>
Scalability		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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)