EPYC 7532 vs Xeon W-3225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7532 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	24
L1 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7532 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7532 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7532 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-3225 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	19 February 2020
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	200 Watt

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