Xeon W-3265M vs E3-1505M v5

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1505M v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.39
Xeon W-3265M
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
21.28
+385%

Xeon W-3265M outperforms Xeon E3-1505M v5 by a whopping 385% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1340252
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.825.89
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency9.239.82
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date27 October 2015 (9 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$434$6,353

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3265M has 224% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505M v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2827
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C78 °C
Number of transistors2,300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB2 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics P530no data
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Xeon W-3265M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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 E3-1505M v5 4.39
Xeon W-3265M 21.28
+385%

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.

Xeon E3-1505M v5 6977
Xeon W-3265M 33800
+384%

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 E3-1505M v5 1182
+18.6%
Xeon W-3265M 997

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 E3-1505M v5 3644
Xeon W-3265M 7681
+111%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.39 21.28
Recency 27 October 2015 3 June 2019
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E3-1505M v5 has 355.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3265M, on the other hand, has a 384.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon W-3265M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1505M v5 in performance tests.


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