Xeon w7-3465X vs E5-2699 v3

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	522	45
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	17.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	no data
Current price	$266	$3079

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	36	56
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	75 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	75 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	75 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Xeon w7-3465X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

w7-3465X outperforms E5-2699 v3 by 229% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	13.12	43.15
Physical cores	18	28
Threads	36	56
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	300 Watt

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