Xeon w5-3425: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 23.57% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Xeon w5-3425 sales 1 January 2023. This is a Sapphire Rapids architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4600 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA4677 processor with a TDP of 270 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR5-4800 memory.
Primary Details
Xeon w5-3425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 189 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids | |
| Release date | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed Specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 24 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 4x 477 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | of 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H) |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | of 105 (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon w5-3425 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 270 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | |
| Status | Launched |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + | |
| SGX | - | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3425's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 8 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 112 | of 128 (EPYC 9654) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon w5-3425. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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