Intel Xeon W-2170B vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and Intel Xeon X5698 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.

Intel Xeon W-2170B

Intel Xeon X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
28x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 1922
7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24299 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 June 2017 vs February 2011
Number of cores	14 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 12288 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 1922
PassMark - CPU mark	24299 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24299

3447

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon X5698
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	2439	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	24299	3447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	Intel Xeon X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Westmere EP
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1354	1346
Processor Number	W-2170B
Series	W-2000
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	896 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	14	2
Number of threads	28
Unlocked
Die size		239 mm
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	1366
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)