Xeon W-2125 vs Platinum 8168

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8168
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
20.84
+229%
Xeon W-2125
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
6.33

Xeon Platinum 8168 outperforms Xeon W-2125 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon W-2125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2681067
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.537.03
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency9.614.99
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)29 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,890$444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2125 has 99% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8168.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads488
Base clock speed2.7 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2740
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon W-2125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon W-2125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 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 Platinum 8168 and Xeon W-2125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB512 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Xeon W-2125.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Platinum 8168 20.84
+229%
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 Platinum 8168 33099
+229%
Xeon W-2125 10054

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 Platinum 8168 1197
Xeon W-2125 1359
+13.5%

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 Platinum 8168 10829
+119%
Xeon W-2125 4952

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.84 6.33
Recency 25 April 2017 29 August 2017
Physical cores 24 4
Threads 48 8
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8168 has a 229.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Xeon W-2125, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 70.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8168 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2125 in performance tests.


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