Intel Xeon W-2235 vs Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2235 and Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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-2235

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2235

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2643 vs 1883
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14364 vs 5925

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Oct 2019 vs 24 January 2016
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2643 vs 1883
PassMark - CPU mark	14364 vs 5925

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5

Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 64°C
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2235
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2643

1883

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14364

5925

Name	Intel Xeon W-2235	Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2643	1883
PassMark - CPU mark	14364	5925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		39.758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		317.791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		58.907

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2235	Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	24 January 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	$489
Place in performance rating	799	804
Processor Number	W-2235	E3-1515MV5
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x193D
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi		Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4