Intel Xeon W-2145 vs Intel Xeon W3570

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2145 and Intel Xeon W3570 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 W-2145

Intel Xeon W3570

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 70 vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
21.3x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 24 GB
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 1458
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18171 vs 3185

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70 vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 24 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 1458
PassMark - CPU mark	18171 vs 3185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3570

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2760 vs 1088
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9206 vs 8333

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2760 vs 1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9206 vs 8333

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2145
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3570

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2610

1458

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18171

3185

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1088

2760

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8333

9206

Name	Intel Xeon W-2145	Intel Xeon W3570
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610	1458
PassMark - CPU mark	18171	3185
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1088	2760
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8333	9206

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2145	Intel Xeon W3570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Bloomfield
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2009
Place in performance rating	928	931
Processor Number	W-2145	W3570
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$480
Price now		$479.95
Value for money (0-100)		3.73
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	36-bit
Speed Shift technology
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)