Xeon w3-2525 vs E5-4620 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1104	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.02	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$609

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	8
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB Intel® Smart Cache	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525 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	4	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	768 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4620 v2 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	24 August 2024
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	175 Watt

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