Intel Xeon W-2123 vs Intel Core i7 X 980

Xeon W-2123 vs Core i7 X 980 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon W-2123 performs better than the Core i7 X 980. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7 X 980 in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7 X 980 has significantly more cores with 6 cores whereas the Xeon W-2123 has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Xeon W-2123. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon W-2123 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7 X 980.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Xeon W-2123 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.