Xeon Gold 5512U vs w5-3425

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	221	80
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	52.53	97.85
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	8.14	19.44
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,189	$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5512U has 86% better value for money than Xeon w5-3425.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	24	56
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	89 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	80

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	23.21	38.00
Recency	15 February 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	28
Threads	24	56
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	185 Watt

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