Xeon w5-3525 vs E3-1271 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1255not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.61no data
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,339

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1271 v3 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache45 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1271 v3 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno data-
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
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 Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16112

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2014 24 August 2024
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 32
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 290 Watt

Xeon E3-1271 v3 has 262.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

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