Intel Xeon w5-3535X: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon w5-3535X sales 24 August 2024 at a recommended price of $1,689. This is a Sapphire Rapids architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 20 cores and 40 threads, and is based on Intel 7 manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4800 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA4677 processor with a TDP of 300 Watt and a maximum temperature of 76 °C. It supports DDR5-4800 memory.
Primary details
Xeon w5-3535X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | |
| Release date | 24 August 2024 (less than a year ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,689 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 20 (Icosa-Core) | |
| Performance-cores | 20 | of 60 (Xeon w9-3595X) |
| Threads | 40 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 52.5 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 4x 477 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 76 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon w5-3535X compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3535X. 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 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| vPro | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Speed Shift | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | |
| Deep Learning Boost | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + | |
| SGX | - | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3535X's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124) |
| Max memory channels | 8 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon w5-3535X.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 112 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
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