Intel Xeon W-2175 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2175 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
  • 12 more threads: 28 vs 16
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 384 GB
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2471 vs 1430
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23362 vs 13713
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 8
Number of threads 28 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 512 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2471 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark 23362 vs 13713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2175
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2471
1430
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23362
13713
Name Intel Xeon W-2175 Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark 2471 1430
PassMark - CPU mark 23362 13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 16028

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2175 Intel Xeon E5-4650

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q4'17 May 2012
Place in performance rating 750 739
Processor Number W-2175 E5-4650
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Price now $95.49
Value for money (0-100) 37.38

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.70 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 14 8
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 28 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 4
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2066 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S Only 4S 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® AVX
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)