Xeon E-2124 vs 2.0
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1349 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 16.49 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon E |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.81 |
| Architecture codename | Prestonia (2002) | Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018) |
| Release date | February 2002 (22 years ago) | 12 July 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 217 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 55 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 604 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 71 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124 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 Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 71 Watt |
Xeon E-2124 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 25.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 2.0 and Xeon E-2124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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