Ryzen AI Max 385 vs Xeon D-2166NT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max 385 outperforms Xeon D-2166NT by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 884 | 743 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.46 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.62 | 20.03 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 7 February 2018 (7 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,005 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-2166NT and Ryzen AI Max 385 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-2166NT and Ryzen AI Max 385 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA2518 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Ryzen AI Max 385. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon D-2166NT and Ryzen AI Max 385 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Ryzen AI Max 385 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Ryzen AI Max 385. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 8050S |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Ryzen AI Max 385.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.42 | 11.50 |
| Recency | 7 February 2018 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 55 Watt |
Xeon D-2166NT has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Ryzen AI Max 385, on the other hand, has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 54.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon D-2166NT in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-2166NT is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI Max 385 is a notebook one.
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