Intel Xeon D-2161I vs Intel Xeon D-2145NT

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon D-2161I and Intel Xeon D-2145NT is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon D-2161I Intel Xeon D-2145NT
• Family
  Intel Xeon D Intel Xeon D
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon D-2100 Intel Xeon D-2100
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  2 2

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon D-2161I vs Intel Xeon D-2145NT by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  12 / 24 8 / 16
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  12x 8x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.20 GHz 1.90 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.00 GHz 3.00 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon D-2161I and Intel Xeon D-2145NT along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon D-2161I and Intel Xeon D-2145NT. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon D-2161I and Intel Xeon D-2145NT you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR4-2133
• Max. Memory
  512 GB 512 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 4 (Quad Channel)
• Bandwidth
  68.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  3.0 x 32 3.0 x 32
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon D-2161I or Intel Xeon D-2145NT? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  90 W 65 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon D-2161I and Intel Xeon D-2145NT CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Socket
  BGA 2518 BGA 2518
• L2-Cache
  16.50 MB 11.00 MB
• Architecture
  Skylake Skylake
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2018
• Release price
  1029 $ 537 $