Xeon Platinum 8380 vs W-3265

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-3265
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
18.95
Xeon Platinum 8380
2021
40 cores / 80 threads, 270 Watt
39.23
+107%

Xeon Platinum 8380 outperforms Xeon W-3265 by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30871
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.40no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency8.7513.75
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,349no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads4880
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3265 and Xeon Platinum 8380.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes6464

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-3265 18.95
Xeon Platinum 8380 39.23
+107%

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-3265 30105
Xeon Platinum 8380 62318
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.95 39.23
Recency 3 June 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 24 40
Threads 48 80
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 270 Watt

Xeon W-3265 has 31.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8380, on the other hand, has a 107% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-3265 in performance tests.


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