Xeon W-2125 vs Silver 4208
Aggregate performance score
Silver 4208 outperforms W-2125 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 920 | 990 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 23.54 | 6.53 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | Intel Xeon W |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 29 August 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $417 | $444 |
| Current price | $254 (0.6x MSRP) | $430 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4208 has 260% better value for money than Xeon W-2125.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4208 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 8.25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 484 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 64 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4208 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 configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2125 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 512 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2125.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 48 |
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.
Silver 4208 outperforms W-2125 by 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Silver 4208 outperforms W-2125 by 13% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
W-2125 outperforms Silver 4208 by 41% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
W-2125 outperforms Silver 4208 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.31 | 6.47 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 29 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Cost | $417 | $444 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 120 Watt |
The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2125 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2125, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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