Intel Xeon W-2170B vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
- 8 more threads: 28 vs 20
- Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
- Around 40% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 5.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2379 vs 1849
- Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24055 vs 22000
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 5 June 2017 vs September 2013 |
| Number of cores | 14 vs 10 |
| Number of threads | 28 vs 20 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.3 GHz vs 3.60 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 22 nm |
| L1 cache | 896 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 14 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2379 vs 1849 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 24055 vs 22000 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
- Around 30% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
| L3 cache | 25600 KB (shared) vs 19.25 MB |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB vs 512 GB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
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| Name | Intel Xeon W-2170B | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 |
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| 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 | 2379 | 1849 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 24055 | 22000 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 712 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6694 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Xeon W-2170B | Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Skylake W | Ivy Bridge EP |
| Family | Xeon W | |
| Launch date | 5 June 2017 | September 2013 |
| Place in performance rating | 1351 | 1341 |
| Processor Number | W-2170B | E5-2690V2 |
| Series | W-2000 | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,697 | |
| Price now | $435 | |
| Status | Launched | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 11.18 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.00 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI | 8 GT/s QPI |
| L1 cache | 896 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 14 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 25600 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 4.3 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
| Number of cores | 14 | 10 |
| Number of threads | 28 | 20 |
| Unlocked | ||
| Die size | 160 mm | |
| Maximum core temperature | 88°C | |
| Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
| Transistor count | 1400 million | |
| VID voltage range | 0.65V–1.30V | |
Memory |
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| ECC memory support | ||
| Max memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 79.47 GB/s | 59.7 GB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 768 GB |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | FCLGA-2066 (R4) | FCLGA2011 |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
| Package Size | 52.5mm x 45mm | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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