Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon W-2170B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon W-2170B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon W-2170B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Around 56% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	30 MB vs 19.25 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	14 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2170B

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon W-2170B
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
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
PassMark - Single thread mark		2296
PassMark - CPU mark		24033

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon W-2170B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Skylake W
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	Xeon W
Place in performance rating	1294	1285
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	W-2170B
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		5 June 2017
Series		W-2000
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	2.5 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	768 KB	896 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Maximum frequency		4.3 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA-2066 (R4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)