Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Intel Xeon W-2170B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Intel Xeon W-2170B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
  • 24 more threads: 28 vs 4
  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • 3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 14x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 1875
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24299 vs 5682
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 June 2017 vs 28 Mar 2017
Number of cores 14 vs 4
Number of threads 28 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 896 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 14 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size 512 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2439 vs 1875
PassMark - CPU mark 24299 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2170B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1875
2439
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5682
24299
Name Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 Intel Xeon W-2170B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1875 2439
PassMark - CPU mark 5682 24299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.236

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 Intel Xeon W-2170B

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Skylake W
Launch date 28 Mar 2017 5 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $193
Place in performance rating 1334 1354
Processor Number E3-1205V6 W-2170B
Series Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family W-2000
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon W

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.5 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 256 KB 896 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 14 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 14
Number of threads 4 28
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866 DDR4-2666
ECC memory support

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA-2066 (R4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)