Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 vs Intel Xeon W-11955M

Last updated: 2023-05-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2		Intel Xeon W-11955M
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 or Intel Xeon W-11955M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Xeon W-11955M has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-11955M was released in Q2/2021.

Intel Xeon E5 (71)	Family	Intel Xeon W (83)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)	CPU group	Intel Xeon W-11000M (8)
4	Generation	11
Ivy Bridge EP	Architecture	Tiger Lake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 is 3.40 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the Intel Xeon W-11955M has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-11955M is at 2.60 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2	Characteristic	Intel Xeon W-11955M
8	Cores	8
16	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz	Frequency	2.60 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.00 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.20 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2	Characteristic	Intel Xeon W-11955M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 or Intel Xeon W-11955M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.45 GHz
--	GPU Generation	11
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	32
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 can use up to 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 59.7 GB/s. The Intel Xeon W-11955M supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2	Characteristic	Intel Xeon W-11955M
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR4-3200
256 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
25.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
40	PCIe lanes	20
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 is 150 W, while the Intel Xeon W-11955M has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2	Characteristic	Intel Xeon W-11955M
150 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 25.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon W-11955M is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2	Characteristic	Intel Xeon W-11955M
22 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011	Socket	BGA 1787
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2013	Release date	Q2/2021
1925 $	Release price	623 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 (43%)

Intel Xeon W-11955M (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 (61%)

Intel Xeon W-11955M (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	869 (49%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1758 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	6538 (64%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	10225 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	805 (37%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	2164 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	4775 (48%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9986 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	16343 (71%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	23067 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1574 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	12836 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	610 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	5547 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz	742 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	297.1 (100%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	154 (100%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	1132 (100%)
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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