Xeon w5-3525 vs K6-2/533AFX

Primary details

Comparing K6-2/533AFX and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD K6-2no data
Architecture codenameK6-2 (1998−1999)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date26 February 1999 (25 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,339

Detailed specifications

K6-2/533AFX 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 cores1 (Single-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads132
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.03 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate96.99 MT/sno data
Multiplier5no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data45 MB
Chip lithography0.25 µmIntel 7 nm
Die size81 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors9 Millionno data
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on K6-2/533AFX 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)no data290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by K6-2/533AFX 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+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

K6-2/533AFX 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 K6-2/533AFX and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by K6-2/533AFX and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 GB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
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 K6-2/533AFX and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data112

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 February 1999 24 August 2024
Physical cores 1 16
Threads 1 32

Xeon w5-3525 has an age advantage of 25 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between K6-2/533AFX and Xeon w5-3525. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that K6-2/533AFX is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-3525 is a server/workstation one.


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