Intel Xeon w3-2423 vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2423 and Intel Xeon E7-8857 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.

Intel Xeon w3-2423

Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

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 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2594 vs 1935

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1.5 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2594 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 62
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36304 vs 15353

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 62
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36304 vs 15353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2423
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2594

1935

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15353

36304

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2423	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2594	1935
PassMark - CPU mark	15353	36304

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2423	Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$359
Place in performance rating	815	817
Processor Number	w3-2423	E7-8857V2
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	62	73°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	12
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
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)	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	32
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
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® 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® AVX
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® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)