Intel Xeon E7 8850 vs Intel Xeon W 2125

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8850 with 10 cores 2GHz and Intel Xeon W 2125 with 4 cores 4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E7 8850 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8.25MB)

Intel Xeon W 2125 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR3)

Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (120W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E7 8850

376

Intel Xeon W 2125 +271%

1397

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E7 8850

4103

Intel Xeon W 2125 +22%

5040

Intel Xeon E7 8850

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Intel Xeon W 2125

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Aug 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EX

Core Architecture

Skylake-W

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

Intel Socket 2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E7 (Westmere-EX)

Generation

Xeon W (Skylake-W)

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

Intel Socket 2066

130 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

513 mm²

Die Size

484 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA2066

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4 GHz

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

10

Total Core Count

4

20

Total Thread Count

8

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

40.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

8.25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

48

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