Intel Xeon W-2175 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2175 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon W-2175

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

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 22 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2471 vs 1634

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471 vs 1634

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 14
8 more threads: 36 vs 28
3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51476 vs 23362

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 14
Number of threads	36 vs 28
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51476 vs 23362

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2175
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2471

1634

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23362

51476

Name	Intel Xeon W-2175	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471	1634
PassMark - CPU mark	23362	51476

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2175	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q4'17	June 2015
Place in performance rating	747	737
Processor Number	W-2175	E7-8890V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	14	18
Number of QPI Links	0	3
Number of threads	28	36
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		46080 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	165 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
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® 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	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None