Xeon W-2170B vs E-450
Primary details
Comparing E-450 and Xeon W-2170B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 459 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD E-Series | Intel Xeon W |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.23 |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 21 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E-450 and Xeon W-2170B 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 28 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.65 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 19.25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 484 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 66 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-450 and Xeon W-2170B 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | 2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-450 and Xeon W-2170B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
E-450 and Xeon W-2170B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-450 and Xeon W-2170B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-450 and Xeon W-2170B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 512 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85.33 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6320 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-450 and Xeon W-2170B.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
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
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 21 December 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 2 | 28 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 140 Watt |
E-450 has 677.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon W-2170B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between E-450 and Xeon W-2170B. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that E-450 is a notebook processor while Xeon W-2170B is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-450 and Xeon W-2170B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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