Xeon W-2133 vs Platinum 8124M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8124M
18 cores / 36 threads, 240 Watt
17.86
+116%

Xeon Platinum 8124M outperforms Xeon W-2133 by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking365932
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.84
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency6.795.39
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$617

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3612
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3036
L1 cache1.125 MB384 KB
L2 cache18 MB6 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket PFCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1,536 GB512 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Xeon W-2133.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Platinum 8124M 17.86
+116%
Xeon W-2133 8.27

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 Platinum 8124M 27336
+116%
Xeon W-2133 12650

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 Platinum 8124M 1231
Xeon W-2133 1245
+1.1%

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 Platinum 8124M 11252
+93.8%
Xeon W-2133 5806

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.86 8.27
Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 12
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8124M has a 116% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon W-2133, on the other hand, has 71.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8124M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2133 in performance tests.


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