Xeon E-2224 vs W-2225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1027	1292
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	24.58
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	5.97	6.09
Architecture codename	no data	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E-2224.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.87	4.74
Recency	1 October 2019	27 May 2019
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	71 Watt

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