Xeon w5-3535X vs 5140
Aggregate performance score
Xeon w5-3535X outperforms Xeon 5140 by a whopping 6283% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2928 | 124 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.27 | 62.31 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.78 | 10.79 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Woodcrest (2006) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | June 2006 (18 years ago) | 24 August 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $15 | $1,689 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon w5-3535X has 1359% better value for money than Xeon 5140.
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5140 and Xeon w5-3535X 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) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 20 |
| Threads | 2 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 52.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 76 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5140 and Xeon w5-3535X 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 |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5140 and Xeon w5-3535X. 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 | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 5140 and Xeon w5-3535X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5140 and Xeon w5-3535X are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5140 and Xeon w5-3535X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| 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 Xeon 5140 and Xeon w5-3535X.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 112 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 33.83 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 20 |
| Threads | 2 | 40 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 300 Watt |
Xeon 5140 has 361.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon w5-3535X, on the other hand, has a 6283% higher aggregate performance score, and 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.
The Intel Xeon w5-3535X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 5140 in performance tests.
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