Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 vs Intel Xeon W-2145

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Intel Xeon W-2145 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 - 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

Intel Xeon W-2145

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 70
3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28237 vs 18164
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3194 vs 1088
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 28493 vs 8333

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 70
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28237 vs 18164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3194 vs 1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28493 vs 8333

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2609 vs 1752

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609 vs 1752

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2145

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1752

2609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28237

18164

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3194

1088

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

28493

8333

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4	Intel Xeon W-2145
PassMark - Single thread mark	1752	2609
PassMark - CPU mark	28237	18164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3194	1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	28493	8333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	107.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.156

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4	Intel Xeon W-2145
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	750	930
Processor Number	E5-2683V4	W-2145
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	70
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	32	16
VID voltage range	0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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)