Intel Xeon Silver 4116T vs Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4116T 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 Silver 4116T

Intel Xeon D-2166NT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1781 vs 1751
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15187 vs 15105

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781 vs 1751
PassMark - CPU mark	15187 vs 15105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2166NT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1781

1751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15187

15105

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	Intel Xeon D-2166NT
PassMark - Single thread mark	1781	1751
PassMark - CPU mark	15187	15105

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T	Intel Xeon D-2166NT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'18
Place in performance rating	1199	1212
Processor Number	4116T	D-2166NT
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	24	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
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
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 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	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		>
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
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)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1	1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
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)