Xeon D-2166NT vs E5-2680 v2

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	844	712
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	3.23	3.24
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,260	$1,005
Current price	$61 (0x MSRP)	$1944 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT 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	10 (Deca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	20	24
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	16.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA2518
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v2 and Xeon D-2166NT.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	32

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.

D-2166NT outperforms E5-2680 v2 by 20% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	8.15	9.77
Recency	1 September 2013	7 February 2018
Physical cores	10	12
Threads	20	24
Cost	$1260	$1005
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt

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