Xeon W-2145 vs W-2175

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	482	689
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.78	7.34
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency	9.94	7.74
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date	15 October 2017 (7 years ago)	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,947	$1,113

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2145 has 8% better value for money than Xeon W-2175.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	25	37
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	70 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145 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	FCLGA2066	Socket R4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	-
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	-	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2145.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

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	14.71	11.45
Recency	15 October 2017	29 August 2017
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16

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