Xeon w3-2423 vs E5-2690 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 135 Watt
12.24
+26.6%
Xeon w3-2423
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 120 Watt
9.67

Xeon E5-2690 v4 outperforms Xeon w3-2423 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking635797
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.0256.84
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.587.62
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w3-2423 has 1782% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB15 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size1.5 TB2 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon w3-2423.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4064

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 12.24
+26.6%
Xeon w3-2423 9.67

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 19440
+26.6%
Xeon w3-2423 15353

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 1068
Xeon w3-2423 1644
+53.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 7471
+3.6%
Xeon w3-2423 7209

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.24 9.67
Recency 20 June 2016 15 February 2023
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 12
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has a 26.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Xeon w3-2423, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2690 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon w3-2423 in performance tests.


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