Xeon E5-1686 V3 vs W-3275

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	189	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.37	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	11.89	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,449	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	56	24
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 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	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2133
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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3275 and Xeon E5-1686 V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	8 September 2014
Physical cores	28	12
Threads	56	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	135 Watt

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