Intel Xeon W-2170B vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 28 vs 8
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 2295
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23902 vs 8257
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 4
Number of threads 28 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size 512 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2345 vs 2295
PassMark - CPU mark 23902 vs 8257

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2345
2295
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23902
8257
Name Intel Xeon W-2170B Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
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 2345 2295
PassMark - CPU mark 23902 8257
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1019
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4008

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2170B Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake W Skylake
Family Xeon W
Launch date 5 June 2017 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1360 1362
Processor Number W-2170B E3-1240V5
Series W-2000 Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
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 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 14 4
Number of threads 28 8
Unlocked
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 79.47 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA-2066 (R4) FCLGA1151
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt

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)
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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)

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support