Intel Xeon W-2191B vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2191B and Intel Xeon Silver 4116T 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 Silver 4116T

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 143233% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2518 vs 1781
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28394 vs 15187

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2518 vs 1781
PassMark - CPU mark	28394 vs 15187

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB

Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2191B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4116T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2518

1781

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28394

15187

Name	Intel Xeon W-2191B	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
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	1781
PassMark - CPU mark	28394	15187

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2191B	Intel Xeon Silver 4116T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Skylake
Family	Xeon W
Launch date	5 June 2017	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1232	1239
Processor Number	W-2191B	4116T
Series	W-2000	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
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	12
Number of threads	36	24
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		91°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	FCLGA3647
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Scalability		2S
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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)