Intel Xeon W-2170B vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 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-2170B

Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

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 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 32 GB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24033 vs 7408

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24033 vs 7408

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2329 vs 2296

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2329 vs 2296

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2296

2329

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24033

7408

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
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	2329
PassMark - CPU mark	24033	7408
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3597

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Haswell
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1286	1296
Processor Number	W-2170B	E3-1281V3
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	896 KB
L2 cache	14 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	28	8
Unlocked
Number of QPI Links		0
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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCLGA1150
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		82 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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)