Intel Xeon W-3235 vs E5-2699 v4

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2699 v4
16.53

W-3235 outperforms E5-2699 v4 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking345336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money29.9514.34
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon W
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (7 years old)3 June 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,115$1,398
Current price$265 (0.1x MSRP)$1305 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2699 v4 has 109% better value for money than Xeon W-3235.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4424
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus support2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cache5.5 MB12 MB
L3 cache55 MB19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °C72 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235 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)145 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235. 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+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235.

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 E5-2699 v4 16.53
Xeon W-3235 16.79
+1.6%

W-3235 outperforms E5-2699 v4 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2699 v4 25386
Xeon W-3235 25789
+1.6%

W-3235 outperforms E5-2699 v4 by 2% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2699 v4 1016
Xeon W-3235 1418
+39.6%

W-3235 outperforms E5-2699 v4 by 40% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2699 v4 8198
Xeon W-3235 10168
+24%

W-3235 outperforms E5-2699 v4 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.53 16.79
Recency 20 June 2016 3 June 2019
Physical cores 22 12
Threads 44 24
Cost $4115 $1398
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 180 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2699 v4 and Xeon W-3235. The differences in performance seem too small.


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