EPYC 9655P vs Xeon D-2166NT

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-2166NT
2018
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
9.51
EPYC 9655P
2024
96 cores / 192 threads, 400 Watt
100.00
+952%

EPYC 9655P outperforms Xeon D-2166NT by a whopping 952% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8031
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.392.62
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency10.5823.64
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Turin (2024)
Release date7 February 2018 (6 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,005$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-2166NT has 182% better value for money than EPYC 9655P.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)96
Threads24192
Base clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data12x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistorsno data99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P 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
SocketFCBGA2518SP5
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 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-2166NT and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes32128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon D-2166NT 9.51
EPYC 9655P 100.00
+952%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon D-2166NT 15105
EPYC 9655P 158845
+952%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.51 100.00
Recency 7 February 2018 10 October 2024
Physical cores 12 96
Threads 24 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon D-2166NT has 370.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655P, on the other hand, has a 951.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9655P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-2166NT in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-2166NT and EPYC 9655P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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