Intel Xeon D-1548 vs Intel Xeon W-2123

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-1548 and Intel Xeon W-2123 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-1548

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9075 vs 8513
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9075 vs 8513

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2189 vs 1647
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size 512 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2189 vs 1647

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon D-1548
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2123

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1647
2189
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9075
8513
Name Intel Xeon D-1548 Intel Xeon W-2123
PassMark - Single thread mark 1647 2189
PassMark - CPU mark 9075 8513
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4082

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon D-1548 Intel Xeon W-2123

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Skylake
Launch date Q4'15 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 1331 1341
Processor Number D-1548 W-2123
Series Intel® Xeon® D Processor Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature 65
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 2400 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 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1667 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 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)