Xeon W-2170B vs W-2123

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2123
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
5.33
Xeon W-2170B
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
15.15
+184%

Xeon W-2170B outperforms Xeon W-2123 by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2123 and Xeon W-2170B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1180466
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.21no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency4.2110.24
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)21 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon W-2170B 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads828
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3625
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °C66 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2123 and Xeon W-2170B 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA20662066
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon W-2170B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon W-2170B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
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 W-2170B are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon W-2170B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size512 GB512 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon W-2170B.

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 W-2123 5.33
Xeon W-2170B 15.15
+184%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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 W-2170B 24070
+184%

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.

Xeon W-2123 1203
+22.8%
Xeon W-2170B 980

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.

Xeon W-2123 4329
Xeon W-2170B 11314
+161%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.33 15.15
Recency 29 August 2017 21 December 2017
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 8 28
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon W-2123 has 16.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2170B, on the other hand, has a 184.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

The Xeon W-2170B is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2123 in performance tests.


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