Xeon w3-2535 vs Platinum 8321HC

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 October 2020 (4 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$739

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535 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 cores26 (Hexacosa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads5220
Base clock speed1.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB26.25 MB
Chip lithographyno dataIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesRDIMMDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1.12 TB2 TB
Max memory channels64
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 Platinum 8321HC and Xeon w3-2535.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2020 24 August 2024
Physical cores 26 10
Threads 52 20
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8321HC has 160% more physical cores and 160% more threads, and 110.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2535, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

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