Intel Xeon W-2295 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2295 and Intel Xeon E5-2697A 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-2295

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2295

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2620 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2620 vs 2157

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 61°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34280 vs 30721

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 61°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34280 vs 30721

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2295
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2620

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30721

34280

Name	Intel Xeon W-2295	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2620	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	30721	34280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2295	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1333
Place in performance rating	509	114
Processor Number	W-2295	E5-2697AV4
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1152 KB
L2 cache	18 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	36	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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® AVX2
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	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)