Intel Xeon W-2170B vs Intel Xeon Gold 5122

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and Intel Xeon Gold 5122 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 Gold 5122

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 16% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2418 vs 2208
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24204 vs 16453

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2418 vs 2208
PassMark - CPU mark	24204 vs 16453

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5122

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 Gold 5122

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2418

2208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24204

16453

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon Gold 5122
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	2418	2208
PassMark - CPU mark	24204	16453
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon Gold 5122
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Skylake
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1336	1332
Processor Number	W-2170B	5122
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.60 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	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	28	8
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		71°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCLGA3647
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Scalability		S4S
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® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)