Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 vs Intel Xeon W-2123

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Intel Xeon W-2123 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 E3-1235L v5

Intel Xeon W-2123

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5

4.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 120 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 64 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2188 vs 1761
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8502 vs 5013

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188 vs 1761
PassMark - CPU mark	8502 vs 5013

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2123

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1761

2188

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5013

8502

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5	Intel Xeon W-2123
PassMark - Single thread mark	1761	2188
PassMark - CPU mark	5013	8502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4082

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5	Intel Xeon W-2123
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1338	1342
Processor Number	E3-1235LV5	W-2123
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
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 bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)