Xeon w5-3525 vs E3-1265L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1342	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	11.84	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell-DT (2015)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,339

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1265L v4 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	45 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	182 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	75 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1265L v4 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro P6300	N/A
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
Execution Units	48	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Xeon w5-3525 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	112

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	24 August 2024
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	32
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	290 Watt

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