Xeon W-2125 vs E5-2682 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2682 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
11.99
+89.4%
Xeon W-2125
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
6.33

Xeon E5-2682 v4 outperforms Xeon W-2125 by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon W-2125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6371056
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.33
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency9.464.99
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 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 E5-2682 v4 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speedno data4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2140
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache40 MB8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2682 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon W-2125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon W-2125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon W-2125 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Xeon W-2125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1,536 GB512 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 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. 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.

Xeon E5-2682 v4 11.99
+89.4%
Xeon W-2125 6.33

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 E5-2682 v4 19051
+89.6%
Xeon W-2125 10050

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.99 6.33
Recency 20 June 2016 29 August 2017
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 8

Xeon E5-2682 v4 has a 89.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon W-2125, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon E5-2682 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2125 in performance tests.


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