Intel Xeon W-2150B vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2150B and Intel Xeon E5-2650L 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 E5-2650L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 96% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 384 GB

Launch date	5 June 2017 vs March 2012
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	640 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 384 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L

Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 13.75 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2150B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650L

Name	Intel Xeon W-2150B	Intel Xeon E5-2650L
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		1050
PassMark - CPU mark		11364

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2150B	Intel Xeon E5-2650L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	March 2012
Place in performance rating	1895	1893
Processor Number	W-2150B	E5-2650L
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$142
Price now		$159.90
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		15.98
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	640 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	16
Die size		435 mm
Maximum core temperature		72.0°C
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCLGA2011
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		70 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Scalability		2S 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)
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)