Xeon E5-2673 v2 vs W-3223

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-3223
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 160 Watt
10.70
+40.1%
Xeon E5-2673 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 110 Watt
7.64

Xeon W-3223 outperforms Xeon E5-2673 v2 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking726959
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.63no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency6.336.57
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$749no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MBno data
L3 cache16.5 MB25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature68 °C°C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.65-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon E5-2673 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes6440

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-3223 10.70
+40.1%
Xeon E5-2673 v2 7.64

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-3223 17003
+40.2%
Xeon E5-2673 v2 12128

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-3223 1371
+124%
Xeon E5-2673 v2 611

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-3223 8125
+103%
Xeon E5-2673 v2 4002

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.70 7.64
Recency 3 June 2019 1 October 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 110 Watt

Xeon W-3223 has a 40.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2673 v2, on the other hand, has 45.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-3223 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2673 v2 in performance tests.


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