Intel Xeon W-2191B vs Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2191B and Intel Xeon E5-4660 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.

Intel Xeon W-2191B

Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2191B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 143233% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2518 vs 1575
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28394 vs 24421

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2518 vs 1575
PassMark - CPU mark	28394 vs 24421

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 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 E5-4660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2518

1575

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28394

24421

Name	Intel Xeon W-2191B	Intel Xeon E5-4660 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	2518	1575
PassMark - CPU mark	28394	24421

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2191B	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Broadwell
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1232	1214
Processor Number	W-2191B	E5-4660V4
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI	9.6 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	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	16
Number of threads	36	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		83
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)		120 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)