Intel Xeon W-2225 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2225 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 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.

Intel Xeon W-2225

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2225

Around 59% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2661 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2661 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 61°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23513 vs 10567

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 61°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23513 vs 10567

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2225
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2661

1731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10567

23513

Name	Intel Xeon W-2225	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2661	1731
PassMark - CPU mark	10567	23513
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2672
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8676

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2225	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$444
Place in performance rating	735	738
Processor Number	W-2225	E5-2650V4
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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
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® AVX2
Intel 64
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)