Intel Xeon D-1518 vs Intel Xeon W-2125

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1518 and Intel Xeon W-2125 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1518

  • 3.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2123 vs 1056
  • Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7908 vs 4624
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2123 vs 1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7908 vs 4624

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2125

  • Around 105% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2565 vs 1370
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10050 vs 4562
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size 512 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2565 vs 1370
PassMark - CPU mark 10050 vs 4562

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1518
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2125

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1370
2565
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4562
10050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2123
1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7908
4624
Name Intel Xeon D-1518 Intel Xeon W-2125
PassMark - Single thread mark 1370 2565
PassMark - CPU mark 4562 10050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2123 1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7908 4624

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1518 Intel Xeon W-2125

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Skylake
Launch date Q4'15 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 1207 1219
Processor Number D-1518 W-2125
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 64
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory size 128 GB 512 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR3 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 32 48
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0/3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4 x8 x16 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)