Xeon W-2191B vs E5-2683 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	751	304
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	21 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$91	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	28	36
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB (shared)	24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	484 mm2
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
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 E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	2066
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2683 v3 and Xeon W-2191B.

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.

W-2191B outperforms E5-2683 v3 by 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.54	18.30
Recency	8 September 2014	21 December 2017
Physical cores	14	18
Threads	28	36
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	140 Watt

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