Xeon w5-3525 vs EPYC 9334

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9334
2022
32 cores / 64 threads, 210 Watt
40.28
+31.4%
Xeon w5-3525
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 290 Watt
30.66

EPYC 9334 outperforms Xeon w5-3525 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking71150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.6570.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency18.3410.11
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCIntel
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,990$1,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-3525 has 506% better value for money than EPYC 9334.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9334 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data16
Threads6432
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 72 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9334 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 configuration21
SocketSP5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9334 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9334 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9334 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9334 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9334 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes128112

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.

EPYC 9334 40.28
+31.4%
Xeon w5-3525 30.66

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.

EPYC 9334 64616
+31.4%
Xeon w5-3525 49190

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.28 30.66
Recency 10 November 2022 24 August 2024
Physical cores 32 16
Threads 64 32
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 290 Watt

EPYC 9334 has a 31.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 38.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The AMD EPYC 9334 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon w5-3525 in performance tests.

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