Xeon E3-1271 v3 vs W-2150B

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	528	1176
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.57
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	21 December 2017 (6 years ago)	1 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	no data	$389

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	13.75 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	68 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	2066	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 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-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	512 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon E3-1271 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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-2150B outperforms E3-1271 v3 by 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.31	4.87
Recency	21 December 2017	1 April 2014
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	80 Watt

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