Xeon E-2334 vs W-3225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	855
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.12
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	8 September 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data
Current price	$2239 (1.9x MSRP)	$2748

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2334 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2334 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2334. 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, Intel® AVX-512
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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2334 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 E-2334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2334.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	8 September 2021
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	65 Watt

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