Xeon E-2234 vs W-2125

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	962	963
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.92	10.39
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)	27 May 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$444	$250
Current price	$500 (1.1x MSRP)	$519 (2.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2234 has 76% better value for money than Xeon W-2125.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
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	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	512 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	6.47	6.44
Recency	29 August 2017	27 May 2019
Cost	$444	$250
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt

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