Xeon w3-2435 vs Gold 6132

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6132
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
13.96
Xeon w3-2435
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
16.64
+19.2%

Xeon w3-2435 outperforms Xeon Gold 6132 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking531397
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.6459.91
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.439.54
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,111$669

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w3-2435 has 1191% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6132.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache896 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache14 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size768 GB2 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 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 Gold 6132 and Xeon w3-2435.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 Gold 6132 13.96
Xeon w3-2435 16.64
+19.2%

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 Gold 6132 22180
Xeon w3-2435 26425
+19.1%

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 Gold 6132 1122
Xeon w3-2435 1852
+65.1%

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 Gold 6132 8966
Xeon w3-2435 10141
+13.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.96 16.64
Recency 25 April 2017 15 February 2023
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Gold 6132 has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and 17.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2435, on the other hand, has a 19.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Xeon w3-2435 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6132 in performance tests.


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