Xeon w3-2525 vs A4 PRO-3340B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon w3-2525 outperforms A4 PRO-3340B by a whopping 1454% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2564 | 450 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 66.07 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 4.08 | 9.06 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 20 December 2014 (10 years ago) | 24 August 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $609 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FT3 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 175 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-1600 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 4 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon™ HD 8240 Graphics | N/A |
| iGPU core count | 2 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4 PRO-3340B and Xeon w3-2525.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 64 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.06 | 16.47 |
| Recency | 20 December 2014 | 24 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 175 Watt |
A4 PRO-3340B has 600% lower power consumption.
Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has a 1453.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon w3-2525 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A4 PRO-3340B in performance tests.
Be aware that A4 PRO-3340B is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.
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