Xeon E-2486 vs D-2123IT

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1389not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.89no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency6.61no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date7 February 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$213$506

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486 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)1
SocketFCBGA2518FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486 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 D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size512 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.805 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes3216

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 February 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon D-2123IT has 58.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2486, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2123IT and Xeon E-2486. We've got no test results to judge.


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