Intel Xeon X7550 vs Intel Xeon W-2140B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7550 and Intel Xeon W-2140B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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 X7550

Intel Xeon W-2140B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2140B

Around 75% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
640796.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	11 MB vs 18 MB L3 Cache

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2140B

Name	Intel Xeon X7550	Intel Xeon W-2140B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1067
PassMark - CPU mark	7873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		151.615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.466

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7550	Intel Xeon W-2140B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Skylake W
Launch date	Q1'10	5 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1975	1987
Processor Number	X7550
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	W-2000
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon W
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
64 bit support
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA-2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 1x8, 1x4