Intel Xeon W-2191B vs Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2191B and Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4 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-2191B

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
  • 12 more threads: 36 vs 24
  • Around 165285% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2497 vs 1573
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28034 vs 22559
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 12
Number of threads 36 vs 24
Maximum frequency 4300 MHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2497 vs 1573
PassMark - CPU mark 28034 vs 22559

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

  • 3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 512 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2191B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2497
1573
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28034
22559
Name Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 119.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 26.355
PassMark - Single thread mark 2497 1573
PassMark - CPU mark 28034 22559

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon E5-4640 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake W Broadwell
Family Xeon W
Launch date 5 June 2017 Q2'16
Place in performance rating 1215 1197
Processor Number W-2191B E5-4640V4
Series W-2000 Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2300 MHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 1.125 MB
L2 cache 18 MB
L3 cache 24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4300 MHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 18 12
Number of threads 36 24
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 80
Number of QPI Links 2

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 79.47 GB/s 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA-2066 (R4) FCLGA2011-3
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt

Peripherals

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

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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