Xeon w5-3525 vs FX-6300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1731not rated
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.59no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132$1,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads632
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache288 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB45 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data112

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 24 August 2024
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 6 32
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 290 Watt

FX-6300 has 205.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between FX-6300 and Xeon w5-3525. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-3525 is a server/workstation one.


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