i5-8420 vs Xeon W-2123

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1167	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.72	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	4.20	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$294	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	512 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2123 and Core i5-8420.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 August 2017	1 September 2018
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

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