Xeon W-3225 vs W-2135

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	757	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.55	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)	3 June 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$835	$1,199
Current price	$515 (0.6x MSRP)	$4009 (3.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	16.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	68 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	512 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon W-3225.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 August 2017	3 June 2019
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Cost	$835	$1199
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	160 Watt

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