Xeon w5-3435X: specs and benchmarks

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Xeon w5-3435X
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 270 Watt
29.15

Xeon w5-3435X provides good benchmark performance at 29.15% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Xeon w5-3435X sales 15 February 2023 at a recommended price of $1,589. This is a Sapphire Rapids architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 16 cores and 32 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4700 MHz and an unlocked 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 w5-3435X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking151
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation54.08
Market segmentServer
Power efficiency10.22of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads32
Base clock speed3.1 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed4.7 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache80 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache45 MBof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmof 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Die size4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+
Unlocked multiplier+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3435X 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)270 Wattof 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3435X. 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-512
AES-NI+
AVX+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Speed Shift+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+
Deep Learning Boost+

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 w5-3435X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9654)
Max memory channels8of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
ECC memory support+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon w5-3435X.

Integrated graphics cardN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version5.0
PCI Express lanes112of 128 (EPYC 9655P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon w5-3435X. 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.

Xeon w5-3435X 29.15

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.

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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.

Xeon w5-3435X 2135

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.

Xeon w5-3435X 16075

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Xeon w5-3435X's performance relative to its closest rivals among server CPUs.


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AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Xeon w5-3435X is Xeon Platinum 8368Q, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.

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