Xeon w5-3425 vs E5-2697 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.16
Xeon w5-3425
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 270 Watt
23.08
+75.4%

Xeon w5-3425 outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v4 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking576225
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.7052.11
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.598.09
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,702$1,189

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-3425 has 1830% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3624
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size456.12 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® 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 E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1.5 TB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon w5-3425.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes40112

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 E5-2697 v4 13.16
Xeon w5-3425 23.08
+75.4%

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 E5-2697 v4 20907
Xeon w5-3425 36659
+75.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 1063
Xeon w5-3425 1912
+79.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 7910
Xeon w5-3425 12475
+57.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.16 23.08
Recency 20 June 2016 15 February 2023
Physical cores 18 12
Threads 36 24
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 270 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v4 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 86.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3425, on the other hand, has a 75.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 years.

The Xeon w5-3425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697 v4 in performance tests.


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