Intel Xeon W-2102 vs Intel Core i7-8706G

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Intel Xeon W-2102 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8706G
Intel Xeon W-2102 Intel Core i7-8706G

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-2102 or Intel Core i7-8706G - 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 W-2102 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 512 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-2102 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i7-8706G has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8706G was released in Q1/2018.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15) CPU group Intel Core i 8000G (5)
6 Generation 8
Skylake W Architecture Kaby Lake G Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-2102 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (2.90 GHz). The Intel Core i7-8706G has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-2102 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8706G
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon W-2102 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8706G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
GPU frequency 0.93 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.01 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 6
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 1280
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
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 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-2102 supports a maximum of 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8706G can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon W-2102 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8706G
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
512 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.25 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 8
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-2102 has a TDP of 120 W, that of the Intel Core i7-8706G is 65 W.

Intel Xeon W-2102 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8706G
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
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Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-2102 has a 8.25 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-8706G cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Xeon W-2102 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8706G
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 2066 Socket BGA 2270
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2018
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2102 (73%)
Intel Core i7-8706G (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-2102 (70%)
Intel Core i7-8706G (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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
862 (80%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1082 (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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3022 (78%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3862 (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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
898 (66%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1360 (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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2836 (65%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4354 (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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
5134 (66%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7757 (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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL @ 1.01 GHz
2588 (100%)

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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
174 (100%)

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 W-2102 Intel Xeon W-2102
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
809 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-2102 Intel Core i7-8706G
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