Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2 vs Intel Xeon W-2135

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2 and Intel Xeon W-2135 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 E5-4627 v2

Intel Xeon W-2135

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 64
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15898 vs 14395

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 64
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15898 vs 14395

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2609 vs 1972

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609 vs 1972

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2135

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1972

2609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15898

14395

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2	Intel Xeon W-2135
PassMark - Single thread mark	1972	2609
PassMark - CPU mark	15898	14395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6403

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2	Intel Xeon W-2135
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'14	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1130	1125
Processor Number	E5-4627V2	W-2135
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	64
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	8	12
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 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	4S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)