Xeon W-3225 vs X5690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1245	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.55	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$205	$1,199
Current price	$115 (0.6x MSRP)	$2239 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	16.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	68 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	288 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	3	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon W-3225.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	3 June 2019
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Cost	$205	$1199
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt

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