Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs W-2123

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2123
5.54
+1.1%

W-2123 outperforms E3-1280 v5 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10411051
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money23.264.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon E3
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake-S (2015)
Release date29 August 2017 (6 years old)19 October 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$294$612
Current price$55 (0.2x MSRP)$160 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2123 has 408% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v5.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection+no data
SGX-Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size512 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2123 and Xeon E3-1280 v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 W-2123 5.54
+1.1%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 5.48

W-2123 outperforms E3-1280 v5 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon W-2123 8502
+1.1%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 8410

W-2123 outperforms E3-1280 v5 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon W-2123 1194
Xeon E3-1280 v5 1313
+10%

E3-1280 v5 outperforms W-2123 by 10% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon W-2123 4305
Xeon E3-1280 v5 4448
+3.3%

E3-1280 v5 outperforms W-2123 by 3% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.54 5.48
Recency 29 August 2017 19 October 2015
Cost $294 $612
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt

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