Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 vs Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 and Intel Xeon D-2166NT 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22559 vs 15105

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22559 vs 15105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1751 vs 1573

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751 vs 1573

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2166NT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1573

1751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22559

15105

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4	Intel Xeon D-2166NT
PassMark - Single thread mark	1573	1751
PassMark - CPU mark	22559	15105

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4	Intel Xeon D-2166NT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'16	Q1'18
Place in performance rating	1250	1254
Processor Number	E5-4640V4	D-2166NT
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	>
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)