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.

 

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: 2187 vs 1761
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8472 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 2187 vs 1761
PassMark - CPU mark 8472 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
2187
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5013
8472
Name Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon W-2123
PassMark - Single thread mark 1761 2187
PassMark - CPU mark 5013 8472
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 1435 1425
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)