Xeon W-2145 vs E5-2687W v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2687W v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 160 Watt
11.08
Xeon W-2145
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
11.45
+3.3%

Xeon W-2145 outperforms Xeon E5-2687W v4 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking707689
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.417.34
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency6.557.74
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,141$1,113

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2145 has 205% better value for money than Xeon E5-2687W v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3037
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2484 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145 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)
SocketFCLGA2011Socket R4
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4
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 E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145.

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 E5-2687W v4 11.08
Xeon W-2145 11.45
+3.3%

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 E5-2687W v4 17596
Xeon W-2145 18187
+3.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2687W v4 1109
Xeon W-2145 1418
+27.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2687W v4 7877
Xeon W-2145 7894
+0.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.08 11.45
Recency 20 June 2016 29 August 2017
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon E5-2687W v4 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon W-2145, on the other hand, has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon W-2145.


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