Xeon Gold 6426Y vs D-2177NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	207
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	43.16
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	no data	12.29
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,443	$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	28	32
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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)	2
Socket	FCBGA2518	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 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-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6426Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 February 2018	10 January 2023
Physical cores	14	16
Threads	28	32
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	185 Watt

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