The Intel Xeon D-1746TER is a server/workstation processor with 10 cores, launched in February 2022, at an MSRP of $1069. It is part of the Xeon D lineup, using the Ice Lake-D architecture with BGA 2227. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 20 threads. Xeon D-1746TER has 15 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2000 MHz by default, but can boost up to 3.1 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is making the Xeon D-1746TER on a 10 nm production node, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Xeon D-1746TER, which limits its overclocking potential. With a TDP of 67 W, the Xeon D-1746TER consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR4 memory with a triple-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 2667 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. ECC memory is supported, too, which is an important capability for mission-critical systems, to avoid data corruption. For communication with other components in the machine, Xeon D-1746TER uses a PCI-Express Gen 4 connection. This processor lacks integrated graphics, you might need a graphics card. Hardware virtualization is available on the Xeon D-1746TER, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Additionally, IOMMU virtualization (PCI passthrough) is supported, so that guest virtual machines may directly use host hardware. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, Intel has added support for the newer AVX2 and AVX-512 instructions, too.
Speed Select Technology - Performance Profiles:
1746TER (0) - 10 Active Cores @ 2.4 GHz 67 W
1746TER (1) - 10 Active Cores @ 1.5 up to 2.3 GHz 56 W
1746TER (2) - 6+4 Active Cores @ 2.5 up to 3.1 GHz (6), 1.0 GHz (4) 67 W