Xeon D-2187NT vs W-2145

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	600	605
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	22.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Skylake-W (2018)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,113	$1,989
Current price	$317 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	11 MB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT 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	1
Socket	Socket R4	FCBGA2518
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
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	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon D-2187NT.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	32

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-2145 outperforms D-2187NT by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	11.75	11.69
Recency	29 August 2017	7 February 2018
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Cost	$1113	$1989
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	110 Watt

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