Xeon W-3175X vs E-2124

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1263	191
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.64	19.74
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	31 May 2018 (6 years ago)	19 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$2,999
Current price	$125 (0.6x MSRP)	$1500 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3175X has 1% better value for money than Xeon E-2124.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	4	56
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	255 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	512 GB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon W-3175X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

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.

W-3175X outperforms E-2124 by 435% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.49	24.03
Recency	31 May 2018	19 December 2018
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	4	56
Cost	$193	$2999
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	255 Watt

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