Xeon E-2126G: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Xeon E-2126G sales 12 July 2018 at a recommended price of $255. This is a Coffee Lake-S WS architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 6 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4500 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1151 processor with a TDP of 80 Watt. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.

Primary details

Xeon E-2126G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking	1043
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.82
Market segment	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	7.75	of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$255	of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	6
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus type	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size	154 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2126G compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)	of 8 (Opteron 842)
Socket	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2126G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-
TSX	+
Idle States	+
Thermal Monitoring	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+
EDB	+
Secure Key	+
MPX	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E-2126G's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon E-2126G.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	128 GB
Quick Sync Video	+
Clear Video	+
Clear Video HD	+
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2126G's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported	3
eDP	+
DisplayPort	+
HDMI	+
DVI	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2126G's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2126G's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0	of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	16	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E-2126G. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Closest competitors

Xeon E-2126G's performance relative to its closest rivals among server CPUs.

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