Xeon 6520P vs w7-3545

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	156	132
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.85	18.97
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	4.63	7.25
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)
Release date	24 August 2023 (3 years ago)	24 February 2025 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,039	$1,295

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 6520P has 75% better value for money than Xeon w7-3545.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon w7-3545 and Xeon 6520P: 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-cores	24	no data
Threads	48	48
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	67.5 MB	144 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	598 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w7-3545 and Xeon 6520P 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)	310 Watt	210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w7-3545 and Xeon 6520P. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AMX
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 w7-3545 and Xeon 6520P 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 w7-3545 and Xeon 6520P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w7-3545 and Xeon 6520P. 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

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w7-3545 and Xeon 6520P.

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	34.66	36.76
Recency	24 August 2023	24 February 2025
Power consumption (TDP)	310 Watt	210 Watt