Sempron 140 vs Xeon W-2125
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1042 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.96 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.98 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Sargas (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 29 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 22 July 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $444 | $40 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 40 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 234 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140 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 |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140. 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) | + | no data |
| 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 |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140 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-2125 and Sempron 140 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 August 2017 | 22 July 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon W-2125 has an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Sempron 140, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon W-2125 is a server/workstation processor while Sempron 140 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2125 and Sempron 140, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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