Xeon E5-2629 V3 vs W-2135

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2135
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
9.10
+58.3%
Xeon E5-2629 V3
2014
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
5.75

Xeon W-2135 outperforms Xeon E5-2629 V3 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8371121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.95no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency6.156.40
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$835no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2356 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA20662011-3
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3. 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++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4 1866 MHz Quad-channel
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon E5-2629 V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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. 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.

Xeon W-2135 9.10
+58.3%
Xeon E5-2629 V3 5.75

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.

Xeon W-2135 14448
+58.1%
Xeon E5-2629 V3 9139

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.10 5.75
Recency 29 August 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon W-2135 has a 58.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2629 V3, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 64.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2135 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2629 V3 in performance tests.


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