EPYC 7303 vs Xeon W-3235

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3235 and EPYC 7303 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	365	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Milan (2021)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,398	no data
Current price	$1077 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3235 and EPYC 7303 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	32
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3235 and EPYC 7303 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	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3235 and EPYC 7303. 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	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-3235 and EPYC 7303 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-3235 and EPYC 7303 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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-3235 and EPYC 7303. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

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-3235 and EPYC 7303.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	130 Watt

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