Intel Xeon W-2150B vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2150B and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-2150B

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 200% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
20x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 32 GB

Launch date	5 June 2017 vs June 2013
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	640 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 32 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2150B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Name	Intel Xeon W-2150B	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
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		777
PassMark - CPU mark		1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3086

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2150B	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Haswell
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1895	1882
Processor Number	W-2150B	E3-1220LV3
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	1.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	640 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	1.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCLGA1150
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		13 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None