Xeon E-2136 vs W-2195

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	341	872
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.54	27.88
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	11.91	10.02
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	29 September 2017 (7 years ago)	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,553	$289

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2136 has 270% better value for money than Xeon W-2195.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	36	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.3 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	23	33
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	154 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136 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	Socket R4	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	512 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E-2136.

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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.32	8.81
Recency	29 September 2017	12 July 2018
Physical cores	18	6
Threads	36	12
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt

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