Xeon w3-2525 vs W-2125

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2125 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1057not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.36no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency4.99no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$444$609

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2125 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier40no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2125 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2125 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2125 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 W-2125 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size512 GB2 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 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 W-2125 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 August 2017 24 August 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 175 Watt

Xeon W-2125 has 45.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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