Xeon W-2275 vs E5-2697 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	597	314
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.12	6.68
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	no data
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	$36	$3339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697 v3 has 411% better value for money than Xeon W-2275.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	28	28
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	35 MB (shared)	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	62 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275 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)	145 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275. 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	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
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	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275 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 E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Xeon W-2275.

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-2275 outperforms E5-2697 v3 by 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.10	18.03
Recency	8 September 2014	1 October 2019
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	165 Watt

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