Xeon D-2896TER vs D-1653N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$748	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER 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	8 (Octa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	16	40
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	12 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER 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)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	+	no data
AMT	SPS 3.0	no data
Quiet System	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER 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-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1653N and Xeon D-2896TER.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	32
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	6	24
Number of USB ports	8	4
Integrated LAN	4x 10 GBE	+
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	1 October 2023
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	16	40
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt

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