Xeon E5-1660 vs D-2141I

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	962	1173
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.98	3.99
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	11.11	3.86
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	$290

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-2141I has 150% better value for money than Xeon E5-1660.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	64 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660 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)	1
Socket	FCBGA2518	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX
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	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	512 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon E5-1660.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	40

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.63	5.30
Recency	7 February 2018	6 March 2012
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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