Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Intel Xeon W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
8 more threads: 28 vs 20
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 1629
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23413 vs 19847

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	28 vs 20
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 1629
PassMark - CPU mark	23413 vs 19847

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1629

2472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19847

23413

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	1629	2472
PassMark - CPU mark	19847	23413
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'14	Q4'17
Place in performance rating	790	780
Processor Number	E5-2650V3	W-2175
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	14
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	20	28
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)