Intel Xeon W-2195 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2195 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon W-2195

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2195

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 24% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 256 GB
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2441 vs 1739
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27927 vs 17702

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2017 vs March 2012
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared) vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2441 vs 1739
PassMark - CPU mark	27927 vs 17702

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 67°C vs 66 °C

Maximum core temperature	67°C vs 66 °C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2195
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2441

1739

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27927

17702

Name	Intel Xeon W-2195	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2441	1739
PassMark - CPU mark	27927	17702
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2195	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2017	March 2012
Place in performance rating	706	729
Price now	$2,767.89	$2,636.50
Processor Number	W-2195	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.66	1.61
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$815
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 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)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	67°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	36	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		435 mm
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	256 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 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	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
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)