Intel Xeon w3-2423 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4108

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Intel Xeon w3-2423 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon Silver 4108

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon w3-2423 or Intel Xeon Silver 4108 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon w3-2423 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 2048 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w3-2423 was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Xeon W-2400 (8) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8)
12 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids-WS Architecture Skylake SP
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon W-2223 Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon Silver 4208

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon w3-2423 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon w3-2423 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4108
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon w3-2423 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4108
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon w3-2423 supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Xeon w3-2423 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4108
DDR5-4400 Memory DDR4-2400
2048 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
140.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
15.00 MB L3 Cache 11.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 48
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon w3-2423 has a TDP of 120 W, that of the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 is 85 W.

Intel Xeon w3-2423 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4108
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
144 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
74 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon w3-2423 has a 15.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 cache has a total of 11.00 MB.

Intel Xeon w3-2423 Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4108
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 4677 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2017
359 $ Release price 420 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
841 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
5077 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
1002 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
5788 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
8762 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
130 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
1014 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
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