Xeon E5-2470 vs W-2123

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2123
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
5.33
+2.1%
Xeon E5-2470
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
5.22

Xeon W-2123 outperforms Xeon E5-2470 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11801195
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.180.76
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency4.205.20
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294$1,480

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2123 has 976% better value for money than Xeon E5-2470.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size484 mm2294 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470 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)2
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470 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 E5-2470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size512 GB384 GB
Max memory channels43
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4824

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
+2.1%
Xeon E5-2470 5.22

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
+2.1%
Xeon E5-2470 8295

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.33 5.22
Recency 29 August 2017 14 May 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon W-2123 has a 2.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2470, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 26.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E5-2470.


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