Xeon W-3225 vs Pentium G3258
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3225 outperforms Pentium G3258 by a whopping 759% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2259 | 688 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.11 | 12.46 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon W |
| Power efficiency | 2.30 | 6.65 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $77 | $1,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-3225 has 11227% better value for money than Pentium G3258.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 16.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 68 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1150 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 160 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.31 | 11.25 |
| Recency | 2 June 2014 | 3 June 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 160 Watt |
Pentium G3258 has 201.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon W-3225, on the other hand, has a 758.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon W-3225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3258 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G3258 is a desktop processor while Xeon W-3225 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3258 and Xeon W-3225, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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