Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4 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 w3-2425

Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3115 vs 1858

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115 vs 1858

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
36 more threads: 48 vs 12
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60496 vs 18655

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60496 vs 18655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3115

1858

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18655

60496

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115	1858
PassMark - CPU mark	18655	60496

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon E7-8894 v4
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q1'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$529
Place in performance rating	542	525
Architecture codename		Broadwell
Processor Number		E7-8894V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	15MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	24
Number of threads	12	48
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79°C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Quad-channel	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Maximum memory size		3 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		32
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Instruction Replay 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)