Xeon E5-2676 V3 vs W-2170B

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2170B
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
15.09
+79.9%
Xeon E5-2676 V3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.39

Xeon W-2170B outperforms Xeon E5-2676 V3 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking485946
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency10.306.68
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date5 June 2017 (7 years ago)June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache896 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache14 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3 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)2
Socket20662011-3
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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.

Xeon W-2170B 15.09
+79.9%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 8.39

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon W-2170B 24204
+79.9%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 13457

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-2170B 980
+55.8%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 629

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-2170B 11314
+390%
Xeon E5-2676 V3 2308

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.09 8.39
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon W-2170B has a 79.9% higher aggregate performance score, 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2676 V3, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon W-2170B is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5-2676 V3 in performance tests.

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