Xeon E5-2689 vs Silver 4123
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4123 outperforms Xeon E5-2689 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 850 | 1083 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Xeon |
| Power efficiency | 8.17 | 5.14 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) |
| Release date | 1 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 435 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,270 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 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 Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 40 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.07 | 6.25 |
| Recency | 1 January 2018 | 6 March 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 115 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4123 has a 45.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 9.5% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Silver 4123 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2689 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon E5-2689, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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