Xeon W-3225 vs Silver 4214

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4214
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
10.58
Xeon W-3225
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 160 Watt
11.68
+10.4%

Xeon W-3225 outperforms Xeon Silver 4214 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking753683
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.2912.67
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency11.356.66
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$694$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4214 has 44% better value for money than Xeon W-3225.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2237
L1 cache768 KB512 KB
L2 cache12 MB8 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB16.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °C68 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 Silver 4214 10.58
Xeon W-3225 11.68
+10.4%

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 Silver 4214 16190
Xeon W-3225 17874
+10.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.58 11.68
Recency 2 April 2019 3 June 2019
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 160 Watt

Xeon Silver 4214 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 88.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3225, on the other hand, has a 10.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

The Xeon W-3225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4214 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4214 and Xeon W-3225, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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