Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6330

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and Intel Xeon Gold 6330 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 Gold 6330

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 42% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3115 vs 1830

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115 vs 1830

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6330

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 6
44 more threads: 56 vs 12
3.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2446677.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2936012.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 59962 vs 18655

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 6
Number of threads	56 vs 12
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	42 MB vs 15MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	59962 vs 18655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6330

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3115

1830

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18655

59962

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Gold 6330
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115	1830
PassMark - CPU mark	18655	59962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Gold 6330
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$529	$1894 - $1905
Place in performance rating	537	542
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6330
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	15MB	42 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	28
Number of threads	12	56
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		86°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Quad-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)