Pentium G2140 vs Xeon W-2135

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	837	2256
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.15	2.27
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$835	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	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
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	512 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Pentium G2140.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.10	1.32
Recency	29 August 2017	1 April 2013
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	55 Watt

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