Xeon D-2899NT vs E5-1620

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1495not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.76no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency2.68no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$313$2,138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT 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)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads844
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size294 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size375 GB1 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4032
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2012 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 22
Threads 8 44
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon E5-1620 has 3.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2899NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1620 and Xeon D-2899NT. We've got no test results to judge.


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