Xeon E5-2676 V3 vs W-2170B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2170B outperforms Xeon E5-2676 V3 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 485 | 946 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.30 | 6.68 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 5 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 cores | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 896 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 14 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB (shared) | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 356 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 66 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,600 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | 2066 | 2011-3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 120 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 types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2170B and Xeon E5-2676 V3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 40 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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