Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon W-2145

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Intel Xeon W-2145

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19398 vs 18164

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19398 vs 18164

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2609 vs 1789

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609 vs 1789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2145

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1789

2609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19398

18164

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon W-2145
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789	2609
PassMark - CPU mark	19398	18164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8333

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon W-2145
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Silver
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$417
Place in performance rating	1049	930
Processor Number	4208	W-2145
Series	4200	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
Unlocked
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		70
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)