Xeon Gold 6534 vs W-2125

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2125 and Xeon Gold 6534 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	986	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$444	no data
Current price	$500 (1.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2125 and Xeon Gold 6534 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	484 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	64 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2125 and Xeon Gold 6534 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	2
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon Gold 6534. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2125 and Xeon Gold 6534 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon Gold 6534 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 Gold 6534. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon Gold 6534.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 August 2017	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	195 Watt

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