Intel Xeon E5 2420 vs Intel Xeon W 2135

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Intel Xeon E5-2420

Intel Xeon W-2135

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2420 with 6 cores 1.9GHz and Intel Xeon W 2135 with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2420 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8.25MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Intel Xeon W 2135 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 1.9GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2420

371

Intel Xeon W 2135 +263%

1349

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2420

1884

Intel Xeon W 2135 +257%

6728

Intel Xeon E5 2420

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Intel Xeon W 2135

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Aug 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EN

Core Architecture

Skylake-W

Intel Socket 1356

Socket

Intel Socket 2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Generation

Xeon W (Skylake-W)

Package

1.27 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

140 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

294 mm²

Die Size

484 mm²

CPU Performance

1.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

19.0

Multiplier

37.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

8.25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

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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