5 120 vs Xeon w3-2525

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking441not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.62no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.87no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2025)
Release date24 August 2024 (1 year ago)31 July 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$609$211

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Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon w3-2525 and Core 5 120 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-cores8no data
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache22.5 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w3-2525 and Core 5 120 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA46771700
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core 5 120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon w3-2525 and Core 5 120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core 5 120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core 5 120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core 5 120.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes6420

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 August 2024 31 July 2025
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon w3-2525 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Core 5 120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 169.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon w3-2525 and Intel Core 5 120. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120 is a desktop one.

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