Xeon W-2191B vs E5-2699 v4

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-2191B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	351	288
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	29.52	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	21 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,115	no data
Current price	$265 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2699 v4 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	44	36
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	5.5 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	55 MB	24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	484 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2699 v4 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)	145 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2699 v4 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 E5-2699 v4 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 E5-2699 v4 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 E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-2191B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2699 v4 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 E5-2699 v4 by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	16.47	18.35
Recency	20 June 2016	21 December 2017
Physical cores	22	18
Threads	44	36
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	140 Watt

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