Xeon 6505P vs w5-3425

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	344	308
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.20	38.29
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	3.24	6.32
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)
Release date	15 February 2023 (3 years ago)	24 February 2025 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,189	$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 6505P has 136% better value for money than Xeon w5-3425.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon 6505P 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-cores	12	no data
Threads	24	24
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon 6505P 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon 6505P. 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	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon 6505P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon 6505P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon 6505P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5(6400MT/s)
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon 6505P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	88

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.73	22.48
Recency	15 February 2023	24 February 2025
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	150 Watt