Xeon E-2124 vs E-2224
Aggregated performance score
E-2224 outperforms E-2124 by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1175 | 1229 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 12.46 | 14.13 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | Intel Xeon E |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (4 years old) | 31 May 2018 (5 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $193 | $193 |
| Current price | $300 (1.6x MSRP) | $180 (0.9x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2124 has 13% better value for money than Xeon E-2224.
Technical specs
Xeon E-2224 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2224 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 71 Watt | 71 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | N/A | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | N/A | no data |
| OpenGL | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
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.
E-2224 outperforms E-2124 by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
E-2224 outperforms E-2124 by 6% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
E-2224 outperforms E-2124 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
E-2224 outperforms E-2124 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 4.73 | 4.48 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 31 May 2018 |
We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E-2124. The differences in performance seem too small.
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