Xeon D-2177NT vs E5-2687W v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	690	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.42	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency	6.61	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,141	$1,443

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	24	28
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	QPI	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	19
L1 cache	no data	896 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT 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 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA2518
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
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	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon D-2177NT.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	7 February 2018
Physical cores	12	14
Threads	24	28
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	105 Watt

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