Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4 vs Intel Xeon W-2135

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4 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 E5-4650 v4

Intel Xeon W-2135

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 80 vs 64
3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25851 vs 14437

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	80 vs 64
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25851 vs 14437

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

Around 61% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2608 vs 1630

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2608 vs 1630

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2135

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

2608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25851

14437

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4	Intel Xeon W-2135
PassMark - Single thread mark	1630	2608
PassMark - CPU mark	25851	14437
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6403

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v4	Intel Xeon W-2135
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'16	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1121	1117
Processor Number	E5-4650V4	W-2135
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 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	80	64
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	6
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	28	12
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	1.5 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	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	4S	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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)