Xeon E5-2609 v4 vs W-2223

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1053	1433
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	27.44	3.82
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	no data	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 October 2019 (4 years ago)	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$306
Current price	$180	$103 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2223 has 618% better value for money than Xeon E5-2609 v4.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4 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	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	2 × 6.4 GT/s
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4 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	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4. 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® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5-2609 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

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.

W-2223 outperforms E5-2609 v4 by 58% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	5.56	3.52
Recency	1 October 2019	20 June 2016
Physical cores	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	85 Watt

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