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.
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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2388 vs 1922
- 7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24070 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 | 2388 vs 1922 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 24070 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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon W-2170B | Intel Xeon X5698 |
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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 | 2388 | 1922 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 24070 | 3447 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon W-2170B | Intel Xeon X5698 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Skylake W | Westmere EP |
Family | Xeon W | |
Launch date | 5 June 2017 | February 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 1349 | 1347 |
Processor Number | W-2170B | |
Series | W-2000 | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sockets supported | FCLGA-2066 (R4) | 1366 |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 130 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 1x8, 1x4 | |
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) | ||
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 | ||
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) |