Xeon D-2899NT vs W-3265

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	305	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.52	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	8.75	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,349	$2,138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	48	44
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT 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)	205 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT. 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-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT 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-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 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-3265 and Xeon D-2899NT.

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	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	24	22
Threads	48	44
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	135 Watt

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