Intel Xeon W-2295 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2295 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Xeon W-2295

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2295

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
3.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	7 Oct 2019 vs 20 June 2016
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	18 MB vs 5.5 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 18
8 more threads: 44 vs 36
Around 22% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 1 TB
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Number of cores	22 vs 18
Number of threads	44 vs 36
L1 cache	1408 KB vs 1152 KB
L3 cache	55 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	1536 GB vs 1 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2295
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	Intel Xeon W-2295	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2620
PassMark - CPU mark	30721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2295	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell EP
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$1333
Place in performance rating	509	274
Processor Number	W-2295	E5-2696 v4
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	E5-2000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache	1152 KB	1408 KB
L2 cache	18 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	18	22
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	36	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x4, 1x16
Scalability	1S Only
Number of USB ports		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)