Pentium B980 vs Xeon W-2150B

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2150B
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 120 Watt
13.41
+1789%

Xeon W-2150B outperforms Pentium B980 by a whopping 1789% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5822712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Pentium
Power efficiency10.191.85
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date5 June 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$125

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads202
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier3024
L1 cache640 KB128 KB
L2 cache10 MB512 KB
L3 cache13.75 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size484 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)68 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket2066FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size512 GB16 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Pentium B980.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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-2150B 13.41
+1789%
Pentium B980 0.71

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-2150B 20529
+1789%
Pentium B980 1087

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 W-2150B 1321
+256%
Pentium B980 371

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 W-2150B 8526
+1228%
Pentium B980 642

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.41 0.71
Recency 5 June 2017 1 September 2012
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon W-2150B has a 1788.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium B980, on the other hand, has 242.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2150B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B980 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2150B is a server/workstation processor while Pentium B980 is a notebook one.


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