Xeon W-2125 vs E5-2650 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
7.36
+17.4%
Xeon W-2125
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
6.27

Xeon E5-2650 v3 outperforms Xeon W-2125 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10141104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.35
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency6.684.98
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data40
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2484 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB512 GB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Xeon W-2125.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v3 7.36
+17.4%
Xeon W-2125 6.27

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 E5-2650 v3 11786
+17.3%
Xeon W-2125 10049

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 E5-2650 v3 898
Xeon W-2125 1353
+50.7%

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 E5-2650 v3 5402
+8.9%
Xeon W-2125 4960

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.36 6.27
Recency 8 September 2014 29 August 2017
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v3 has a 17.4% higher aggregate performance score, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2125, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2650 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2125 in performance tests.

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