Xeon E-2434 vs W-3225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	685	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.59	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.66	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$293

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2434 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	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	16 GT/s
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	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2434 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3225 and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
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 E-2434.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	64	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	55 Watt

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