Xeon D-2896NT vs D-1637

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$406no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1240
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache1.5 MBno data
L3 cache9 MB30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmno data
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO+no data
AMTSPS 3.0no data
Quiet System-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1637 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version2.0/3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3232
USB revision2.0/3.03.0
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports624
Number of USB ports84
Integrated LAN4x 10 GBE+
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 1 October 2023
Physical cores 6 20
Threads 12 40
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 117 Watt

Xeon D-1637 has 112.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

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