Xeon Gold 6326 vs D-2166NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	729	203
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.16	17.58
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,005	no data
Current price	$995 (1x MSRP)	$2228

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6326 has 185% better value for money than Xeon D-2166NT.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326 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	2
Socket	FCBGA2518	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	512 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2166NT and Xeon Gold 6326.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Gold 6326 outperforms D-2166NT by 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.77	22.80
Recency	7 February 2018	6 April 2021
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	185 Watt

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