Xeon W-2104 vs E5-2670 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	803	1422
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.67	6.79
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	$255
Current price	$3059 (1.9x MSRP)	$196 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2104 has 913% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	484 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	-
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-2104.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

E5-2670 v3 outperforms W-2104 by 141% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.79	3.65
Recency	8 September 2014	29 August 2017
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Cost	$1589	$255
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm

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