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Intel Xeon W-2123 vs Intel Core i5-7640X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon W-2123
Intel Xeon W-2123
Released
Q2/2017
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Intel Core i5-7640X
Intel Core i5-7640X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-2123 or Intel Core i5-7640X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon W-2123 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i5-7640X has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 112 W. Released in Q2/2017.

Differences

Intel Xeon W-2123 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-2123
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    885 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2123 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    303 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    587 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    605 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    512 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    505 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.93 times less performance per watt

    112 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7640X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    410 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    394 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    657 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    39 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    258 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    585 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-2123 Intel Xeon W-2123
Intel Core i5-7640X Intel Core i5-7640X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 left arrow Intel Core i 7000X
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon W-2223 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-7640X and Intel Xeon W-2123. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    512 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon W-2123 and Intel Core i5-7640X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    120 W left arrow 112 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-2123 and Intel Xeon W-2123, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    8.25 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake W left arrow Skylake X
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon W-2123 and Intel Core i5-7640X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
166
Intel Xeon W-2123
180
Intel Core i5-7640X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
805
Intel Xeon W-2123
720
Intel Core i5-7640X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
953
Intel Xeon W-2123
1153
Intel Core i5-7640X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4077
Intel Xeon W-2123
3644
Intel Core i5-7640X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
10669
Intel Xeon W-2123
9215
Intel Core i5-7640X

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