Intel Core i5-3230M vs Intel Xeon D-2166NT

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Intel Core i5-3230M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-2166NT
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Xeon D-2166NT

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3230M or Intel Xeon D-2166NT - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-3230M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3230M was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Xeon D-2166NT has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2166NT was released in Q1/2018.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Intel Xeon D-2100 (13)
3 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3230M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.20 GHz). The Intel Xeon D-2166NT has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2166NT
2 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2166NT
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3230M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2166NT can connect up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2166NT
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 512 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 16.50 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 32
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-3230M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Xeon D-2166NT is 85 W.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2166NT
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3230M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon D-2166NT cache has a total of 16.50 MB.

Intel Core i5-3230M Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2166NT
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1023 Socket BGA 2518
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q1/2018
-- Release price 1075 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M (79%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3230M (19%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
672 (79%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
853 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1432 (20%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
7193 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2531 (17%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
15133 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
565 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1128 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
254 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
735 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
258 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2166NT Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Xeon D-2166NT
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