Intel Xeon w3 2423 vs Xeon E7540
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon w3 2423 with 6 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon E7540 with 6 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon w3 2423 's Advantages
Released 12 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (4400 vs 1333)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 45nm)
Xeon E7540 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 15MB)
Lower TDP (105W vs 120W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon w3 2423
+525%
1852
Xeon E7540
296
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon w3 2423
+400%
7802
Xeon E7540
1560
General Parameters
Feb 2023
Release Date
Mar 2010
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Sapphire Rapids
Core Architecture
Nehalem-EX
Intel Socket 4677
Socket
Intel Socket 1567
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)
Generation
Xeon(Beckton)
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.3 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
105 W
64 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
684 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.266 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
15.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
15 MB
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
8
2
AVX-512 FMA Ports
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4400
Memory Types
DDR3-1333
2 TB
Max Memory Size
-
4
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
2
64
PCIe Lanes
-
