Xeon D-2712T vs W-3225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	688	1214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.46	27.45
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.65	7.32
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	24 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-2712T has 120% better value for money than Xeon W-3225.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon D-2712T.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

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	11.25	5.03
Recency	3 June 2019	24 February 2022
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	65 Watt

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