Xeon w7-3555 vs E-2124

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1348	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.55	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Power efficiency	5.82	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$2,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	4	56
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	126 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	325 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon w7-3555.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	112

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 July 2018	24 August 2024
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	4	56
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	325 Watt

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