Intel Xeon W-2170B: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Intel Xeon W-2170B sales 5 June 2017. This is Skylake (server) architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 14 cores and 28 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2500 MHz - 4300 MHz (1 core) and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Socket R4 processor. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.

General info

Of Xeon W-2170B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	197
Market segment	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	5 June 2017 (5 years ago)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	28
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS)
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	896 KB	of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401)
L2 cache	14 MB	of 12 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 5 (Apple M1)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2170B compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	Socket R4

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2170B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon W-2170B's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	of 4800 (Ryzen 9 6980HX)
Maximum memory size	512 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	4	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	of 281.6 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
ECC memory support	+

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon W-2170B. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Overall 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.

Relative perfomance

Overall Xeon W-2170B performance compared to nearest competitors among server CPUs.

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