Xeon w5-3525 vs Platinum 8592+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8592+ outperforms Xeon w5-3525 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 48 | 232 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.12 | 19.47 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 5.77 | 3.76 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Emerald Rapids (2023) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 24 August 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $11,600 | $1,339 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon w5-3525 has 1638% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8592+.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8592+ and Xeon w5-3525 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 16 |
| Threads | 128 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 320 MB (shared) | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 763 mm2 | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | 75 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8592+ and Xeon w5-3525 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | 4677 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 290 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8592+ and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8592+ and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8592+ and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8592+ and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8592+ and Xeon w5-3525.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 112 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 47.80 | 25.80 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 24 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 16 |
| Threads | 128 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 290 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8592+ has a 85.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 20.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon w5-3525 in performance tests.
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