Intel Xeon W-2170B Full Specifications

High-end Server processor released in 2017 with 14 cores and 28 threads. With base clock at 2.5GHz, max speed at 4.3GHz, and a 140W power rating. Xeon W-2170B is based on the Cascade Lake SP 14nm family and part of the Xeon W series.
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The Intel Xeon W-2170B is a Server processor with 14 cores, launched in 2017. It is part of the Xeon W lineup, using the Cascade Lake SP architecture with Socket LGA2066. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 28 threads. Xeon W-2170B has 19.00MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.5 GHz by default, but can boost up to 4.3 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is building the Xeon W-2170B on a 14 nm production process. With a TDP of 140 W, the Xeon W-2170B consumes a lot of power, so good cooling is definitely needed. Intel's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. This processor can run on motherboards with the following chipsets: X299.

Intel Xeon W-2170B General

Series Intel Xeon W
Type Server
Architecture Cascade Lake SP
Achitecture codename Skylake (server)
Market price $ 2421.74
Release date 5 June 2017
Place in performance rating 39
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm

Intel Xeon W-2170B Benchmarks

CPU Cores 14
CPU Threads 28
Frequency 2.50 GHz
Hyperthreading Yes
L1 cache 896 KB
L2 cache 14 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB
L3-Cache 19.00 MB
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz
TDP 140 W
TDP down --
TDP up --
Turbo (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
Turbo (14 Cores) 3.60 GHz

Intel Xeon W-2170B Memory Specifications

ECC Yes
ECC memory support +
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 79.47 GB / s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Memory channels 4
Memory type DDR4-2666
Supported memory types DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 512 GB

Intel Xeon W-2170B Technical Specs

64 bit support +
Bus support 4 × 8 GT / s
Number of cores 14
Number of threads 28
Overclocking No
Technology 14 nm
Tjunction max. --

Intel Xeon W-2170B Integrated Graphics

DirectX Version
Execution units
GPU (Turbo) No turbo
GPU frequency
Generation
Max. displays 0

Intel Xeon W-2170B Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 (Uniprocessor)
PCIe lanes 48
PCIe version 3.0
Socket Socket R4

Intel Xeon W-2170B Security Technologies

TXT +

Intel Xeon W-2170B Technologies and Extensions

AES-NI +
AVX +
vPro +

Intel Xeon W-2170B Virtualization Technologies

VT-d +
VT-x +
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, vPro
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