Products brief & Comparison Guide

Professional Workstation Sto
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A balanced workstation platform goes beyond just raw
compute, memory, and network performance. Storage
innovations can drive signicant improvements in eciency
and performance of data-hungry workloads. Both the Intel
Xeon Scalable processors and the Intel Xeon W processors
feature key storage enhancements.
• Support for Intel® Optane™ SSDs and Intel® 3D NAND
Solid State Drives: Delivers an enhanced combination of
high throughput, low latency, high QoS, and ultra-high
endurance to break through data access bottlenecks.
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• Intel® Software for Storage: Optimizes storage hardware,
such as encryption, for increased storage performance.
– Intel® Virtual RAID on Chip (Intel® VROC): Directly
attach NVMe* SSDs to the CPU PCIe lanes to unleash
NVMe* RAID performance at low power and low TCO.
– Int
el® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RSTe) for SATA
RAID SSDs: Dynamic storage accelerator accelerates the
performance of your SSD by dynamically adjusting
system power management policies to deliver enhanced
performance during heavy multitasking compared to
default power management.
– Intel® Cache Acceleration Software (Intel® CAS):
Combined with Intel® Solid State Drives, Intel® CAS
interoperates with system memory to create a multilevel
cache that automatically determines the
best cache level for active data.
Workstation Features
Intel® Xeon® W Processor
(2100 Series)
Intel® Xeon® Gold
Processor (6100 Series)
Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Processor (8100 Series)
Highest Core Count Supported (Per Processor)
18 cores 22 cores 28 cores
Highest Supported Frequency
4.0 GHz (4C/120W) 3.4 GHz (6C/115W) 3.6 GHz (4C/105W)
Number of CPU Sockets
1 2 2
Intel® UPI
N/A 3 3
Intel® UPI Speed
N/A 10.4 GT/s 10.4 GT/s
Intel® AV X-512
2 FMA 2 FMA 2 FMA
Memory Speed Support (DDR4)
2666 MHz 2666 MHz 2666 MHz
Highest Memory Capacity Supported Per Socket
512 GB 768 GB, 1.5 TB 768 GB, 1.5 TB
Memory Channels
4 6 6
Intel® SSD Data Center Family (3D NAND)
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PCIe 3.0 (48 lanes)
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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
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Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
• • •
Intel® Speed Shift Technology
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