Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs W-2195
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 356 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Power efficiency | 11.92 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 29 September 2017 (7 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (8 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 E5-2670 v4 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 28 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | QPI |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 2 × 9.6 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 23 | 31 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 3.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB (shared) | 35 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 306.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket R4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 1,536 GB |
| 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-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 40 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 September 2017 | 20 June 2016 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 14 |
| Threads | 36 | 28 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 120 Watt |
Xeon W-2195 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 28.6% more physical cores and 28.6% more threads.
Xeon E5-2670 v4, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2195 and Xeon E5-2670 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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