Xeon W-2170B vs E5-2679 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2679 v4
2016
20 cores / 40 threads, 200 Watt
15.19
+0.3%
Xeon W-2170B
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
15.15

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking464466
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency7.1910.24
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)21 December 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores20 (Icosa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads4028
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2525
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache50 MB19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2484 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)53 °C66 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011-32066
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1.5 TB512 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2679 v4 15.19
+0.3%
Xeon W-2170B 15.15

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2679 v4 24131
+0.3%
Xeon W-2170B 24070

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.19 15.15
Recency 20 June 2016 21 December 2017
Physical cores 20 14
Threads 40 28
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon E5-2679 v4 has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 42.9% more physical cores and 42.9% more threads.

Xeon W-2170B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Xeon W-2170B.


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