Xeon w3-2525 vs E3-1565L v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1565L v5 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake-H (2015−2016)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$609

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1565L v5 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	171 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1565L v5 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1565L v5 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1565L v5 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1565L v5 and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1565L v5 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2V	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	N/A
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
Execution Units	72	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1565L v5 and Xeon w3-2525 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1565L v5 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	31 May 2016	24 August 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	175 Watt

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