Xeon W-2191B vs Gold 6140

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.19
Xeon W-2191B
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
17.54
+15.5%

Xeon W-2191B outperforms Xeon Gold 6140 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking521409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.06no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency10.4712.09
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date25 April 2017 (8 years ago)21 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2323
L1 cache1.125 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache18 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum core temperature91 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA36472066
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W-2191B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W-2191B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6140 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 Gold 6140 and Xeon W-2191B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB512 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon W-2191B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Xeon Gold 6140 15.19
Xeon W-2191B 17.54
+15.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6140 24421
Xeon W-2191B 28206
+15.5%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6140 1112
Xeon W-2191B 1185
+6.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6140 8630
Xeon W-2191B 9592
+11.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.19 17.54
Recency 25 April 2017 21 December 2017

Xeon W-2191B has a 15.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

The Intel Xeon W-2191B is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6140 in performance tests.

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