Xeon W-3275 vs Silver 4215

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4215
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
9.09
Xeon W-3275
2019
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
25.77
+183%

Xeon W-3275 outperforms Xeon Silver 4215 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking846195
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.2111.16
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency10.1111.89
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$794$4,449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4215 has 18% better value for money than Xeon W-3275.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1656
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2525
L1 cache512 KB1.75 MB
L2 cache8 MB28 MB
L3 cache11 MB38.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °C76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® 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 Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 Silver 4215 9.09
Xeon W-3275 25.77
+183%

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 Silver 4215 14439
Xeon W-3275 40931
+183%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.09 25.77
Recency 2 April 2019 3 June 2019
Physical cores 8 28
Threads 16 56
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Silver 4215 has 141.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3275, on the other hand, has a 183.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

The Xeon W-3275 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4215 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4215 and Xeon W-3275, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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