The Xeon Entry Quad-Core CPU Review: Xeon E-2174G, E-2134, and E-2104G Tested
by Ian Cutress on March 11, 2019 10:30 AM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- Xeon
- Enterprise CPUs
- Coffee Lake
- Xeon E
- C246
Test Bed and Setup
As per our processor testing policy, we take a premium category motherboard suitable for the socket, and equip the system with a suitable amount of memory running at the manufacturer's maximum supported frequency. This is also typically run at JEDEC subtimings where possible. It is noted that some users are not keen on this policy, stating that sometimes the maximum supported frequency is quite low, or faster memory is available at a similar price, or that the JEDEC speeds can be prohibitive for performance. While these comments make sense, ultimately very few users apply memory profiles (either XMP or other) as they require interaction with the BIOS, and most users will fall back on JEDEC supported speeds - this includes home users as well as industry who might want to shave off a cent or two from the cost or stay within the margins set by the manufacturer. Where possible, we will extend out testing to include faster memory modules either at the same time as the review or a later date.
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| Intel Xeon | E-2186G E-2176G E-2146G E-2136 E-2174G E-2134 E-2104G |
Supermicro X11SCA-W |
v1 | TRUE Copper | Corsair Ballistix 4x4GB DDR4-2666 |
| E3-1280 v5 E3-1275 v5 E3-1270 v5 |
GIGABYTE X170-Extreme ECC |
F21e | Silverstone AR10-115XS* |
G.Skill RipjawsV 2x16GB DDR4-2133 |
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| Intel | i9-9900K i9-9700K i9-9600K |
ASRock Z390 Gaming i7 |
P1.70 | TRUE Copper | Crucial Ballistix 4x4GB DDR4-2666 |
| Intel | i7-8086K i7-8700K i5-8600K i5-8400 |
ASRock Z390 Gaming i7 |
P1.70 | TRUE Copper | Crucial Ballistix 4x4 GB DDR4-2666 |
| AMD | Ryzen 7 2700X Ryzen 5 2600X |
ASRock X370 Gaming K4 |
P4.80 | Wraith Max* | G.Skill SniperX 2x8GB DDR4-2933 |
| GPU | Sapphire RX 460 2GB (CPU Tests) MSI GTX 1080 Gaming 8G (Gaming Tests) |
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| PSU | Corsair AX860i Corsair AX1200i |
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| SSD | Crucial MX200 1TB | ||||
| OS | Windows 10 x64 RS3 1709 Spectre and Meltdown Patched |
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| *VRM Supplimented with SST-FHP141-VF 173 CFM fans | |||||
Many thanks to...
We must thank the following companies for kindly providing hardware for our multiple test beds. Some of this hardware is not in this test bed specifically, but is used in other testing.
| Hardware Providers | |||
| Sapphire RX 460 Nitro | MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X OC | Crucial MX200 + MX500 SSDs |
Corsair AX860i + AX1200i PSUs |
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| G.Skill RipjawsV, SniperX, FlareX |
Crucial Ballistix DDR4 |
Silverstone Coolers |
Silverstone Fans |
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mode_13h - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link
Those interested in ECC-support should also consider Intel's Core i3 CPUs. Most of those also support ECC. Do check their site, to be certain:https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/search...
mode_13h - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link
Also, it should go without saying that you need to pair it with a motherboard with ECC support.mode_13h - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link
For instance, compare the E-2174G with the i3-8350K:https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compar...
eastcoast_pete - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link
Thanks Ian! While I know that my following suggestion might be overly simple, I like to also look at the value for money, especially for business tech like that. To do so, I simply divide the benchmarks by the price, resulting in performance/$ . If nothing else, it makes it easier to compare hardware that is at least within a certain range. Doing that, the Ryzen 2600 is the overall price/performance champion, whereas the Xeon 2146G is the likely choice if more speed and other features become important. I don't see much upside in the premium four core (2174G) over the (cheaper and usually faster ) six core 2146G.eastcoast_pete - Monday, March 11, 2019 - link
This didn't make it into my comment:Question @Ian: I saw you mention the performance /price once in your article, but is there a way to show that" Bang for the Buck" in a summary graph? I believe it might help put things into perspective, especially when comparing CPUs or GPUs where the most expensive costs 2-3 times as much as the cheapest.
msroadkill612 - Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - link
The 2600 is on sale for 7 days at newegg for $165, but it seems the going regular price for it atm.msroadkill612 - Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - link
TLDR,but buyers should also consider cooling and mobo relative costs also. afaik, many, if not all intels have no cooler, whereas tha amd included ones are regarded as qyute decent if not overclocking.peevee - Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - link
What a terrible mess the whole Intel lineup is.bimuzubi - Sunday, December 8, 2019 - link
Definitely, but here the power envelope is important for the test, which Anandtech doesn't seem to give. It's quite worrisome how most of those Xeons are operating outside of their power envelope, that E-2174G that you are referring to is pulling 85W for a rated 71W, so Intel gives a P2 power limit. Why bother with the normal TDP then? The 2600 seems to be owning price/performance and TDP/performance. Question there is EEC memory support, and the guarantee/testing including with Xeons https://adultpornroll.com/category/asian-porn-tube... . That's why I mentioned including TR in the benchmarks, or at least the 2700X.