Xeon w3-2525 vs i7-3940XM Extreme Edition

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$609

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMIno data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 175 Watt

i7-3940XM Extreme Edition has 218.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon w3-2525. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-3940XM Extreme Edition is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.


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