Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 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 w3-2425

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3115 vs 2008
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18941 vs 6987

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115 vs 2008
PassMark - CPU mark	18941 vs 6987

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3115

2008

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18941

6987

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115	2008
PassMark - CPU mark	18941	6987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3526

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$529
Place in performance rating	530	1578
Architecture codename		Haswell
Processor Number		E5-1620V3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	15MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		66.2°C
Number of QPI Links		0
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Quad-channel	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)