Xeon w3-2525 vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	748	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.08	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	10.26	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$609

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	+
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	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X 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 Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version	n/a	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2017	24 August 2024
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	175 Watt

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