Intel Xeon W-2123 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2123 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon W-2123

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 1787
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 952 vs 660

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192 vs 1787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	952 vs 660

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 65
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21274 vs 8472
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6091 vs 4082

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 65
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21274 vs 8472
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6091 vs 4082

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2123
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2192

1787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8472

21274

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

952

660

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4082

6091

Name	Intel Xeon W-2123	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192	1787
PassMark - CPU mark	8472	21274
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	952	660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4082	6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2123	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1420	1425
Processor Number	W-2123	E5-2680V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,260
Price now		$401.11
Value for money (0-100)		11.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	65	82°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25600 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)