Xeon E3-1225 v5 vs W-2225

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2225
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
6.62
+75.6%
Xeon E3-1225 v5
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.77

Xeon W-2225 outperforms Xeon E3-1225 v5 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10411483
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.57
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency5.974.46
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake-DT (2015)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$224

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed4.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5 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 E3-1225 v5 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 E3-1225 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size1 TB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics P530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon E3-1225 v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 W-2225 6.62
+75.6%
Xeon E3-1225 v5 3.77

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 W-2225 10520
+75.9%
Xeon E3-1225 v5 5982

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W-2225 1507
+23%
Xeon E3-1225 v5 1225

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W-2225 5437
+58.1%
Xeon E3-1225 v5 3438

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.62 3.77
Recency 1 October 2019 19 October 2015
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon W-2225 has a 75.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more threads.

Xeon E3-1225 v5, on the other hand, has 31.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1225 v5 in performance tests.


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