Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 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 Gold 5117

Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 15105

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 15105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1751 vs 1394

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751 vs 1394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2166NT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

1751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

15105

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon D-2166NT
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	1751
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	15105

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon D-2166NT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	Q1'18
Place in performance rating	1222	1225
Processor Number	5117	D-2166NT
Series	5100	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB
L2 cache	14 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of threads	28	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	85 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		>
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
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)