Xeon W-2123 vs i7-990X EE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2123 outperforms Core i7-990X EE by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1588 | 1365 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.22 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | Intel Xeon W |
| Power efficiency | 1.23 | 1.71 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Gulftown (2010−2011) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | no data | 29 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $294 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-990X EE and Xeon W-2123 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 6400 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8.25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 484 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-990X EE and Xeon W-2123 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA-1366 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon W-2123. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-990X EE and Xeon W-2123 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon W-2123 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon W-2123. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 512 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85.33 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-990X EE and Xeon W-2123.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.77 | 4.85 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 120 Watt |
i7-990X EE has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Xeon W-2123, on the other hand, has a 28.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-2123 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-990X EE in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-990X EE is a desktop processor while Xeon W-2123 is a server/workstation one.
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