Xeon D-2146NT vs Silver 4110

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4110
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
6.67
Xeon D-2146NT
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
7.67
+15%

Xeon D-2146NT outperforms Xeon Silver 4110 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1041967
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.388.47
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon D
Power efficiency7.168.74
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)7 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$501$641

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-2146NT has 33% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4110.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2123
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache8 MB8 MB
L3 cache11 MB11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA2518
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB512 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4832

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 Silver 4110 6.67
Xeon D-2146NT 7.67
+15%

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 Silver 4110 10215
Xeon D-2146NT 11736
+14.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.67 7.67
Recency 11 July 2017 7 February 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon D-2146NT has a 15% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 6.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-2146NT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4110 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4110 and Xeon D-2146NT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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