Xeon w3-2525 vs Silver 4123

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking842not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency8.17no data
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2018 (6 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$609

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size512 GB2 TB
Max memory channels64
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4123 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2018 24 August 2024
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 175 Watt

Xeon Silver 4123 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years.

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