Intel Xeon W-2140B vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2140B and Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon W-2140B

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2140B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB

Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2140B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Name	Intel Xeon W-2140B	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	151.615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.466
PassMark - Single thread mark		1054
PassMark - CPU mark		8079

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2140B	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Skylake
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1987	1988
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		3104
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2133
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066	FCLGA3647
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)