Xeon E3-1585 v5 vs W-2150B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2150B outperforms Xeon E3-1585 v5 by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 584 | 1172 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.98 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 10.18 | 7.70 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Skylake-H (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $556 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 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 cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 30 | 35 |
| L1 cache | 640 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 171 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 2066 | FCBGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| eDRAM | no data | 128 MB |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2V |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.15 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 72 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.96 | 5.31 |
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon W-2150B has a 144.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.
Xeon E3-1585 v5, on the other hand, has 84.6% lower power consumption.
The Xeon W-2150B is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1585 v5 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1585 v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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