Xeon Platinum 8274 vs W-2140B

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	708	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	8.60	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	5 June 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274 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	8 (Octa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	no data
L3 cache	11 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	2066	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274 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 W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	512 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2140B and Xeon Platinum 8274.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 June 2017	1 April 2019
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	240 Watt

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