Intel Xeon W-2170B vs Intel Xeon D-2187NT

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and Intel Xeon D-2187NT 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-2170B

Intel Xeon D-2187NT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2296 vs 1425
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24033 vs 18070

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2296 vs 1425
PassMark - CPU mark	24033 vs 18070

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2187NT

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28

Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2187NT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2296

1425

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24033

18070

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon D-2187NT
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	122.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	21.236
PassMark - Single thread mark	2296	1425
PassMark - CPU mark	24033	18070

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon D-2187NT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Skylake
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q1'18
Place in performance rating	1285	1282
Processor Number	W-2170B	D-2187NT
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	896 KB
L2 cache	14 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	14	16
Number of threads	28	32
Unlocked
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCBGA2518
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		110 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4	>
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)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
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)