Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 vs Intel Xeon W-2133

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2 and Intel Xeon W-2133 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 E7-8880 v2

Intel Xeon W-2133

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2

9 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 6
18 more threads: 30 vs 12
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 65
3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 12656

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	15 vs 6
Number of threads	30 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 65
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 12656

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2133

Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2261 vs 1316

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2261 vs 1316

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2133

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

2261

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25966

12656

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon W-2133
PassMark - Single thread mark	1316	2261
PassMark - CPU mark	25966	12656
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		961
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5938

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8880 v2	Intel Xeon W-2133
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'14	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1280	1255
Processor Number	E7-8880V2	W-2133
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	65
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	15	6
Number of QPI Links	3	0
Number of threads	30	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333/1600	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	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® 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® 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)