Xeon w3-2435 vs Gold 6334

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6334
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
13.42
Xeon w3-2435
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
16.47
+22.7%

Xeon w3-2435 outperforms Xeon Gold 6334 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6334 and Xeon w3-2435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking582415
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data59.87
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.759.51
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)15 February 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$669

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6334 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C70 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6334 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6334 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 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6334 and Xeon w3-2435 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPS-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6334 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 6334 and Xeon w3-2435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size6 TB2 TB
Max memory channels84
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 6334 and Xeon w3-2435.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes6464

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.

Xeon Gold 6334 13.42
Xeon w3-2435 16.47
+22.7%

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 6334 21521
Xeon w3-2435 26420
+22.8%

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 6334 1533
Xeon w3-2435 1852
+20.8%

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 6334 10411
+2.7%
Xeon w3-2435 10141

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.42 16.47
Recency 6 April 2021 15 February 2023

Xeon w3-2435 has a 22.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon w3-2435 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6334 in performance tests.

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