Intel Xeon w3-2423 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2423 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 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 w3-2423

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2423

Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2625 vs 2114

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2625 vs 2114

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 6
28 more threads: 40 vs 12
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 62
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39543 vs 15275

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 6
Number of threads	40 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 62
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39543 vs 15275

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2423
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2625

2114

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15275

39543

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2423	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2625	2114
PassMark - CPU mark	15275	39543

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2423	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Broadwell
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$359
Place in performance rating	774	671
Processor Number	w3-2423	E5-2698V4
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	62	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	20
Number of threads	12	40
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 (MT/s)	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)