Intel Xeon W-2170B vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and Intel Xeon E5-2660 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 E5-2660 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
8 more threads: 28 vs 20
Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2296 vs 1828
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24033 vs 22314

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	28 vs 20
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2296 vs 1828
PassMark - CPU mark	24033 vs 22314

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB

Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2296

1828

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24033

22314

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon E5-2660 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	1828
PassMark - CPU mark	24033	22314
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Haswell
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1294	1280
Processor Number	W-2170B	E5-2660V3
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	9.6 GT/s QPI
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	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	14	10
Number of threads	28	20
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		105 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)