Xeon E-2468 vs W-3175X
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3175X outperforms Xeon E-2468 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 199 | 478 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 16.82 | 93.27 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.35 | 9.70 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 19 December 2018 (6 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | $426 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2468 has 455% better value for money than Xeon W-3175X.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3175X and Xeon E-2468 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 56 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 31 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3175X and Xeon E-2468 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 | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon E-2468. 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 | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3175X and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3175X and Xeon E-2468.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 20 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.69 | 16.31 |
| Recency | 19 December 2018 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 8 |
| Threads | 56 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon W-3175X has a 75.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 292.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-3175X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E-2468 in performance tests.
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