Xeon E-2488 vs W-2123

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2123
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
5.33
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38
+245%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Xeon W-2123 by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1180327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.1875.32
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency4.2018.31
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 821% better value for money than Xeon W-2123.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E-2488 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size484 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E-2488 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size512 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 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 W-2123 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4816

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 W-2123 5.33
Xeon E-2488 18.38
+245%

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 W-2123 8472
Xeon E-2488 29191
+245%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.33 18.38
Recency 29 August 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E-2488 has a 244.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 26.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2123 in performance tests.


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