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Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 vs Intel Xeon W-2191B. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
Released
Q3/2017
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Intel Xeon W-2191B
Intel Xeon W-2191B

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 or Intel Xeon W-2191B? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 26 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Xeon W-2191B has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    215 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    8 times more cores

    26 left arrow 18

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    335 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    35 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    404 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    186 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.85 times less performance per watt

    140 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2191B CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    189 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    66 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    437 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    107 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    119 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    123 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon W-2191B
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Platinum left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 left arrow Intel Xeon W-2100/3100
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.10 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    26 left arrow 18
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    52 left arrow 36
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon W-2191B and Intel Xeon Platinum 8170. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 512 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 and Intel Xeon W-2191B to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 140 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8170, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    36.00 MB left arrow 24.75 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Skylake W
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 and Intel Xeon W-2191B.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
161
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
186
Intel Xeon W-2191B
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3596
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
2965
Intel Xeon W-2191B
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.89
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
2.1
Intel Xeon W-2191B

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