EPYC Embedded 3251 vs Xeon W-2225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1040	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency	5.94	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$315

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	25
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251 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	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2225 and EPYC Embedded 3251.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2019	21 February 2018
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	50 Watt

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