Intel Xeon W-2195 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2195 and Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2195

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
  • 16 more threads: 36 vs 20
  • Around 105% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 66 °C vs 65°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 80% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 7.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2443 vs 1049
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27907 vs 14146
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2017 vs September 2013
Number of cores 18 vs 10
Number of threads 36 vs 20
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature 66 °C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2443 vs 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 27907 vs 14146

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

  • Around 1% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 140 Watt
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared) vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2195
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2443
1049
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
27907
14146
Name Intel Xeon W-2195 Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2443 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 27907 14146

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2195 Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date September 2017 September 2013
Place in performance rating 598 1695
Price now $2,767.89
Processor Number W-2195 E5-2650LV2
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.66
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.30 GHz 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25344 KB (shared) 25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 66 °C 65°C
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 2.10 GHz
Number of cores 18 10
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 36 20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Die size 160 mm
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB 768 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 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2066 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 70 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S Only 2S 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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

Virtualization

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