Intel Xeon W-2150B vs Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2150B and Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-2150B

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2150B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Name	Intel Xeon W-2150B	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
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		1456
PassMark - CPU mark		8753
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		616
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3153

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2150B	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Broadwell
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1902	1935
Processor Number	W-2150B	E5-2623V4
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
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	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Maximum core temperature		73°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)