Xeon Silver 4514Y vs W-3223

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	726	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.67	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.33	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$749	$780

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3223 and Xeon Silver 4514Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	150 Watt

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