Xeon w5-2465X vs W-3275

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3275 and Xeon w5-2465X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	156	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.03	40.17
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	3 June 2019 (4 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,449	no data
Current price	$5391 (1.2x MSRP)	$1472

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2465X has 471% better value for money than Xeon W-3275.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3275 and Xeon w5-2465X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	56	32
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	33.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3275 and Xeon w5-2465X 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3275 and Xeon w5-2465X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-3275 and Xeon w5-2465X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3275 and Xeon w5-2465X are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3275 and Xeon w5-2465X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	2 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
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 w5-2465X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

w5-2465X outperforms W-3275 by 13% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	26.87	30.34
Recency	3 June 2019	1 January 2023
Physical cores	28	16
Threads	56	32
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	200 Watt

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