Xeon W-3225 vs E5-2690 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 135 Watt
10.25
Xeon W-3225
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 160 Watt
11.25
+9.8%

Xeon W-3225 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v3 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon W-3225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking752689
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data12.48
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency7.196.65
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C68 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon W-3225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon W-3225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon W-3225 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon W-3225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon W-3225.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4064

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.

Xeon E5-2690 v3 10.25
Xeon W-3225 11.25
+9.8%

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.

Xeon E5-2690 v3 16279
Xeon W-3225 17874
+9.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.25 11.25
Recency 8 September 2014 3 June 2019
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 160 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v3 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 18.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3225, on the other hand, has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Xeon W-3225.


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