Xeon W-2133 vs E5-2695 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	741	945
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.33
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency	8.34	5.39
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$617

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	28	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB (shared)	8.25 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	65 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133 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	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133. 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	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	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	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133. 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, 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 E5-2695 v3 and Xeon W-2133.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.57	7.97
Recency	8 September 2014	29 August 2017
Physical cores	14	6
Threads	28	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	140 Watt

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