Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon W-2123

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Intel Xeon W-2123

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8

Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2123

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon W-2123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6829
PassMark - Single thread mark		2188
PassMark - CPU mark		8502
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4082

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon W-2123
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Skylake
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1352	1342
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	W-2123
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	0 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	4.5 MB
L3 cache	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	8
Maximum core temperature		65
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA2066
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)