Xeon E3-1285 v3 vs W-2195

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	348	1338
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	11.92	4.95
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,553	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	36	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 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)	1
Socket	Socket R4	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 v3. 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	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 v3 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 E3-1285 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD P4600
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.3 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E3-1285 v3.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.63	4.39
Recency	29 August 2017	2 June 2013
Physical cores	18	4
Threads	36	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	84 Watt

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