EPYC 7F32 vs Xeon W-3225
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7F32 outperforms Xeon W-3225 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7F32 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 687 | 477 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 12.50 | 3.60 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 6.65 | 7.76 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) | 14 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | $2,100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-3225 has 247% better value for money than EPYC 7F32.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7F32 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 37 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7F32 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) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7F32. 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 |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7F32 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 7F32 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 7F32. 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 7F32.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.29 | 14.82 |
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 14 April 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 180 Watt |
Xeon W-3225 has 12.5% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7F32, on the other hand, has a 31.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 7F32 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-3225 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-3225 and EPYC 7F32, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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