Intel Xeon W-2140B vs Intel Xeon D-1559

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2140B and Intel Xeon D-1559 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 D-1559

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2140B

Around 100% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB

Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 128 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1559

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2140B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1559

Name	Intel Xeon W-2140B	Intel Xeon D-1559
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		1033
PassMark - CPU mark		8015

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2140B	Intel Xeon D-1559
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Broadwell
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1922	1923
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		D-1559
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1.50 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	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Unlocked
Operating Temperature Range		-40°C to 85°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4, DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066	FCBGA1667
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4	x4 x8 x16
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
Scalability		1S Only
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
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)
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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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)