Intel Xeon W-2150B vs Intel Xeon D-1557

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2150B and Intel Xeon D-1557 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

  • Around 114% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum memory size 512 GB vs 128 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1557

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
  • 4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Number of cores 12 vs 10
Number of threads 24 vs 20

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2150B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1557

Name Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon D-1557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 118.786
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 17.598
PassMark - Single thread mark 1090
PassMark - CPU mark 9285

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon D-1557

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake W Broadwell
Family Xeon W
Launch date 5 June 2017 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 1894 1910
Processor Number W-2150B D-1557
Series W-2000 Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.0 GHz 1.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 640 KB
L2 cache 10 MB
L3 cache 13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 2.10 GHz
Number of cores 10 12
Number of threads 20 24

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 (R4) 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)