Intel Xeon E-2124 vs Intel Xeon W5580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2124 and Intel Xeon W5580 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 E-2124

Intel Xeon W5580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 83% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2501 vs 1488
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6927 vs 6447

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2018 vs March 2009
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2501 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark	6927 vs 6447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W5580

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 128 GB

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	144 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W5580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2501

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6927

6447

Name	Intel Xeon E-2124	Intel Xeon W5580
PassMark - Single thread mark	2501	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	6927	6447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10011

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2124	Intel Xeon W5580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	May 2018	March 2009
Place in performance rating	980	968
Processor Number	E-2124	W5580
Series	Intel® Xeon® E Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$102
Price now		$107.03
Value for money (0-100)		16.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	126 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
Maximum core temperature		67°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)