Intel Xeon W-3265 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3265 and Intel Xeon Gold 6136 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 Gold 6136

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2170

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2170

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36329 vs 30105

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36329 vs 30105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3265
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6136

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2572

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30105

36329

Name	Intel Xeon W-3265	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	30105	36329
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4351
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		31493

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3265	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	3 Jun 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3349
Place in performance rating	534	61
Processor Number	W-3265	6136
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.00 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	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0	3
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)