Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6146 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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 Gold 6146

Intel Xeon W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6146

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38208 vs 23432

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	38208 vs 23432

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2469 vs 2340

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2469 vs 2340

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6146
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2340

2469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38208

23432

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2340	2469
PassMark - CPU mark	38208	23432
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	35971

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6146	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q4'17
Place in performance rating	21	653
Processor Number	6146	W-2175
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)