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.

Intel Xeon W-2175

Intel Xeon E5-4650

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: 23322 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	23322 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

23322

13713

Name	Intel Xeon W-2175	Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	23322	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	740
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)