Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs W-2133

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2133
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
8.27
+128%

Xeon W-2133 outperforms Xeon E3-1226 v3 by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9271523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.892.17
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WXeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency5.393.93
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)11 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$617$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2133 has 264% better value for money than Xeon E3-1226 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2160 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 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
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3. 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 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD P4600
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data20
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2133 and Xeon E3-1226 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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-2133 8.27
+128%
Xeon E3-1226 v3 3.62

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-2133 12658
+128%
Xeon E3-1226 v3 5543

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-2133 1245
+6.6%
Xeon E3-1226 v3 1168

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-2133 5806
+74.5%
Xeon E3-1226 v3 3328

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.27 3.62
Recency 29 August 2017 11 May 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 84 Watt

Xeon W-2133 has a 128.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1226 v3, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2133 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1226 v3 in performance tests.


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