Xeon 6325P vs W-3225
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3225 outperforms Xeon 6325P by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 895 | 988 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.75 | 25.16 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.75 | 7.17 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (6 years ago) | 24 February 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | $281 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon 6325P has 815% better value for money than Xeon W-3225.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon W-3225 and Xeon 6325P: 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3225 and Xeon 6325P 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 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon 6325P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3225 and Xeon 6325P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon 6325P are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon 6325P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| 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-3225 and Xeon 6325P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.43 | 9.34 |
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 24 February 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 55 Watt |
Xeon W-3225 has a 12% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Xeon 6325P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 191% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-3225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 6325P in performance tests.
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