Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 vs Intel Xeon W-2125

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Intel Xeon W-2125 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 E5-4660 v4

Intel Xeon W-2125

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 83 vs 64
3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24421 vs 10060

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	83 vs 64
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24421 vs 10060

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2125

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2567 vs 1575

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2567 vs 1575

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2125

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

2567

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24421

10060

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4	Intel Xeon W-2125
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575	2567
PassMark - CPU mark	24421	10060
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4624

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4	Intel Xeon W-2125
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'16	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1214	1227
Processor Number	E5-4660V4	W-2125
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	83	64
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	32	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)