FX-9590 vs Xeon W-2133

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2133 and FX-9590 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	935	1052
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.61	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	5.39	2.76
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	6 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$617	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2133 and FX-9590 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	484 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	57 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2133 and FX-9590 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	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2133 and FX-9590. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
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-2133 and FX-9590 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
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-2133 and FX-9590 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2133 and FX-9590. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR3
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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2133 and FX-9590.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.97	6.42
Recency	29 August 2017	6 July 2013
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	220 Watt

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