Intel Xeon D-2123IT vs Intel Xeon W-2123

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon D-2123IT 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.

Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Intel Xeon W-2123

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2123IT

2x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2186 vs 1725
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8496 vs 6697

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2186 vs 1725
PassMark - CPU mark	8496 vs 6697

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1725

2186

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6697

8496

Name	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	Intel Xeon W-2123
PassMark - Single thread mark	1725	2186
PassMark - CPU mark	6697	8496
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4082

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon D-2123IT	Intel Xeon W-2123
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'18	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1436	1426
Processor Number	D-2123IT	W-2123
Series	Intel® Xeon® D Processor	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0	0
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		65
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	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
Sockets supported	FCBGA2518	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	120 Watt
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	>	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1	2
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)