Xeon w5-3525 vs i7-920XM Extreme Edition

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7EE	no data
Architecture codename	Nehalem (2008−2010)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	no data	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,054	$1,339

Detailed specifications

Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI	no data
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	45 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	296 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	75 °C
Number of transistors	774 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525. 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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

Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	112

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	32
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	290 Watt

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