Intel Xeon W-2225 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2225 and Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon W-2225

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2225

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2650 vs 1938

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2650 vs 1938

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 76.4°C vs 61°C
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 33645 vs 10500

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	76.4°C vs 61°C
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	33645 vs 10500

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2225
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2650

1938

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10500

33645

Name	Intel Xeon W-2225	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2650	1938
PassMark - CPU mark	10500	33645

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2225	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$444
Place in performance rating	847	848
Processor Number	W-2225	E5-2699V3
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Announced
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C	76.4°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	18
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)