9 270H vs Xeon W-2125

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2125 and Core 9 270H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1068	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.99	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	4.99	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	18 December 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$444	$697

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2125 and Core 9 270H 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	4 (Quad-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	8	20
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	5.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	40	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2125 and Core 9 270H 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Core 9 270H. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2125 and Core 9 270H 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-2125 and Core 9 270H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2125 and Core 9 270H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2125 and Core 9 270H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 August 2017	18 December 2024
Physical cores	4	14
Threads	8	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt

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