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.

Intel Xeon W-2150B

Intel Xeon D-1557

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	1895	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)