Xeon W-2125 vs Platinum 8175M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8175M
24 cores / 48 threads
16.78
+165%
Xeon W-2125
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
6.33

Xeon Platinum 8175M outperforms Xeon W-2125 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon W-2125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3941066
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.06
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon W
Power efficiencyno data4.99
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release dateno data29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon W-2125 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads488
Base clock speedno data4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2540
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon W-2125 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)no data120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon W-2125. 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 8175M and Xeon W-2125 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 8175M and Xeon W-2125 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon W-2125. 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 GB tdp=240 Watt512 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 8175M and Xeon W-2125.

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 8175M 16.78
+165%
Xeon W-2125 6.33

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 8175M 26659
+165%
Xeon W-2125 10054

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.78 6.33
Physical cores 24 4
Threads 48 8

Xeon Platinum 8175M has a 165.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8175M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2125 in performance tests.


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