Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 vs Intel Xeon W-2123

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 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 E3-1240L v3

Intel Xeon W-2123

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

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

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 32 GB
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2188 vs 1739
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8502 vs 5655

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188 vs 1739
PassMark - CPU mark	8502 vs 5655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2123

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1739

2188

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

8502

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	Intel Xeon W-2123
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739	2188
PassMark - CPU mark	5655	8502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4082

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	Intel Xeon W-2123
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'14	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1341	1342
Processor Number	E3-1240LV3	W-2123
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 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	5 GT/s DMI2	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	8	8
Maximum core temperature		65
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
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	FCLGA1150	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	120 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)