Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 vs Intel Xeon E-2124

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 and Intel Xeon E-2124 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Intel Xeon E-2124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16852 vs 6935

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16852 vs 6935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2507 vs 2245

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2507 vs 2245

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

2507

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16852

6935

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	Intel Xeon E-2124
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245	2507
PassMark - CPU mark	16852	6935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	Intel Xeon E-2124
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2018
Place in performance rating	859	873
Processor Number	8156	E-2124
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		126 mm
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L2 cache		256K (per core)
L3 cache		8 MB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	71 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)