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).

 

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 1974 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
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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