Intel Xeon W-3265 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3265 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-3265

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2014

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2014

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31517 vs 30105

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31517 vs 30105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3265
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2572

2014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30105

31517

Name	Intel Xeon W-3265	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572	2014
PassMark - CPU mark	30105	31517
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		26574

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3265	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	3 Jun 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$3349
Place in performance rating	532	151
Processor Number	W-3265	E5-2698V3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Announced
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	33 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		87.9°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GiB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 51mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	2S
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)