Xeon w3-2525 vs Gold 6526Y

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6526Y and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking155not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation56.09no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency14.05no data
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,517$609

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache37.5 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 763 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)82 °C72 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6526Y and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6526Y and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPS-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 Gold 6526Y and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TB2 TB
Max memory channels84
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6526Y and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8064

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 24 August 2024
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 175 Watt

Xeon Gold 6526Y has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 11.4% lower power consumption.

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