Intel Xeon W-2175 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2175 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 28 vs 8
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 64 GB
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23432 vs 8536
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 4
Number of threads 28 vs 8
Maximum memory size 512 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 23432 vs 8536

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
  • Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 2469
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 79 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2579 vs 2469

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2175
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2469
2579
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23432
8536
Name Intel Xeon W-2175 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark 2469 2579
PassMark - CPU mark 23432 8536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18224

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2175 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Kaby Lake
Launch date Q4'17 August 2017
Place in performance rating 653 119
Processor Number W-2175 E3-1285V6
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $450
Value for money (0-100) 7.82

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 4.10 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 14 4
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 28 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666 DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2066 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 79 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4