Xeon W-2170B vs W3690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3690 and Xeon W-2170B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1220	417
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	21 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	no data
Current price	$154 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3690 and Xeon W-2170B 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	12	28
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	484 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3690 and Xeon W-2170B 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	2066
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon W-2170B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W3690 and Xeon W-2170B 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 W3690 and Xeon W-2170B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon W-2170B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	24 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3690 and Xeon W-2170B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

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-2170B outperforms W3690 by 232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.68	15.54
Recency	14 February 2011	21 December 2017
Physical cores	6	14
Threads	12	28
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt

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