Xeon D-2896TER vs D-2146NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2146NT and Xeon D-2896TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	973	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.19	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	8.74	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$641	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2146NT 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	2.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	no data
L3 cache	11 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2146NT 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	FCBGA2518	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2146NT and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon D-2146NT and Xeon D-2896TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2146NT 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-2146NT and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2146NT and Xeon D-2896TER.

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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 February 2018	1 October 2023
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	16	40
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	110 Watt

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