Xeon E5472 vs W-2223
Aggregate performance score
W-2223 outperforms E5472 by a whopping 276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1072 | 2065 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 27.32 | 0.15 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Release date | 1 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) |
| Current price | $180 | $269 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-2223 has 18113% better value for money than Xeon E5472.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472 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) | no data |
| Threads | 8 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | no data |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | 67 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472. 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 | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
| Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472 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 | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| 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.
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 E5472 by 276% based on our aggregated 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%
W-2223 outperforms E5472 by 276% 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%
W-2223 outperforms E5472 by 183% 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%
W-2223 outperforms E5472 by 226% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.56 | 1.48 |
| Recency | 1 October 2019 | 1 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 80 Watt |
The Xeon W-2223 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5472 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2223 and Xeon E5472, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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