Xeon D-1557 vs W-2104

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2104
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 120 Watt
3.46
Xeon D-1557
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 45 Watt
5.85
+69.1%

Xeon D-1557 outperforms Xeon W-2104 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15531121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.042.04
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon D
Power efficiency2.7312.30
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$255$694

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2104 has 147% better value for money than Xeon D-1557.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3215
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2306.18 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °C80 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size512 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.805 GB/s34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557.

PCIe version3.02.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes4824
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data+
UARTno data+

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 W-2104 3.46
Xeon D-1557 5.85
+69.1%

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 W-2104 5495
Xeon D-1557 9285
+69%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.46 5.85
Recency 29 August 2017 24 February 2016
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon W-2104 has an age advantage of 1 year.

Xeon D-1557, on the other hand, has a 69.1% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1557 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2104 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2104 and Xeon D-1557, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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