Xeon w5-3525 vs E3-1578L v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449$1,339

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1578L v5 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size171 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors2,300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1578L v5 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketIntel BGA 1440FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 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++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics P580N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1578L v5 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16112

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 24 August 2024
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 290 Watt

Xeon E3-1578L v5 has 544.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

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