Intel Xeon D-2166NT vs Sony Playstation 5
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| Intel Xeon D-2166NT | Sony Playstation 5 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon D-2166NT or Sony Playstation 5 - 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 Xeon D-2166NT has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 512 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2166NT was released in Q1/2018. The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020. |
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| Intel Xeon D (79) | Family | AMD Ryzen 7 (68) |
| Intel Xeon D-2100 (13) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 4000G (22) |
| 2 | Generation | 3 |
| Skylake | Architecture | Renoir (Zen 2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon D-2166NT has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-2166NT is 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Sony Playstation 5 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Sony Playstation 5 is at 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon D-2166NT | Characteristic | Sony Playstation 5 |
| 12 | Cores | 8 |
| 24 | Threads | 16 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| 3.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.50 GHz |
| 2.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.50 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Xeon D-2166NT or Sony Playstation 5 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) |
| GPU frequency | 2.23 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | 1 |
| Technology | 7 nm | |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| -- | Compute units | 36 |
| -- | Shader | 2304 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon D-2166NT can use up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The Sony Playstation 5 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 448.0 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon D-2166NT | Characteristic | Sony Playstation 5 |
| DDR4-2133 | Memory | GDDR6 |
| 512 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 68.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 16.50 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 32 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| 31.5 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 23.6 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon D-2166NT is 85 W, while the Sony Playstation 5 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon D-2166NT | Characteristic | Sony Playstation 5 |
| 85 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon D-2166NT is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.50 MB cache. The Sony Playstation 5 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon D-2166NT | Characteristic | Sony Playstation 5 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| BGA 2518 | Socket | BGA |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q1/2018 | Release date | Q3/2020 |
| 1075 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
12C 24T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon D-2166NT
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Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon D-2166NT | Sony Playstation 5 |
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