Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs W-2145

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2145
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
11.66
+118%
Xeon E3-1270 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.35

Xeon W-2145 outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v5 by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6791178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.663.22
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency7.746.21
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,113$339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2145 has 138% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3736
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache8 MB1 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2122 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5 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)
SocketSocket R4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection+-
SGX-Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size512 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon E3-1270 v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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-2145 11.66
+118%
Xeon E3-1270 v5 5.35

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-2145 18181
+118%
Xeon E3-1270 v5 8346

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 W-2145 1419
+3.7%
Xeon E3-1270 v5 1368

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 W-2145 7901
+76.8%
Xeon E3-1270 v5 4470

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.66 5.35
Recency 29 August 2017 19 October 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon W-2145 has a 117.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon E3-1270 v5, on the other hand, has 75% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2145 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v5 in performance tests.


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