Intel Xeon W-2125 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2125 and Intel Xeon E5-4650L 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 W-2125

Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2125

Around 45% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 384 GB
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2567 vs 1439

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2567 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 10060

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28193 vs 10060

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2125
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2567

1439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10060

28193

Name	Intel Xeon W-2125	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark	2567	1439
PassMark - CPU mark	10060	28193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4624

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2125	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1227	1242
Processor Number	W-2125	E5-4650L
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$8,685
Price now		$8,684.50
Value for money (0-100)		0.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
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
Scalability	1S Only	4S 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
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)