Xeon w5-2445 vs W-2123

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2123
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
5.33
Xeon w5-2445
2023
10 cores / 20 threads, 175 Watt
20.22
+279%

Xeon w5-2445 outperforms Xeon W-2123 by a whopping 279% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2123 and Xeon w5-2445 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1180279
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.1861.75
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency4.2010.93
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294$839

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2445 has 655% better value for money than Xeon W-2123.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon w5-2445 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads820
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)26.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2123 and Xeon w5-2445 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
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon w5-2445. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon w5-2445 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon w5-2445 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 w5-2445. 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 GB2 TB
Max memory channels44
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 w5-2445.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 w5-2445 20.22
+279%

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 w5-2445 32126
+279%

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 1202
Xeon w5-2445 1838
+52.9%

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 4324
Xeon w5-2445 10759
+149%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.33 20.22
Recency 29 August 2017 15 February 2023
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 20
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 175 Watt

Xeon W-2123 has 45.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2445, on the other hand, has a 279.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2445 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2123 in performance tests.


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