Xeon W-3175X vs E5-2630

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.84
Xeon W-3175X
2018
28 cores / 56 threads, 255 Watt
27.01
+603%

Xeon W-3175X outperforms Xeon E5-2630 by a whopping 603% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1468183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.3916.44
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency3.8310.02
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)19 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$74$2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3175X has 385% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1256
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate7.2 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature77 °C85 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt255 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size384 GB512 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon W-3175X.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon E5-2630 3.84
Xeon W-3175X 27.01
+603%

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.

Xeon E5-2630 6100
Xeon W-3175X 42900
+603%

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.

Xeon E5-2630 453
Xeon W-3175X 1466
+224%

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.

Xeon E5-2630 2457
Xeon W-3175X 14191
+478%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 27.01
Recency 6 March 2012 19 December 2018
Physical cores 6 28
Threads 12 56
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 255 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 has 168.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3175X, on the other hand, has a 603.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3175X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2630 in performance tests.


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