Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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 Platinum 8176

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.80 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 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3062 vs 2040

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3062 vs 2040

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 6
44 more threads: 56 vs 12
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53835 vs 18284

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 6
Number of threads	56 vs 12
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53835 vs 18284

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3062

2040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18284

53835

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
PassMark - Single thread mark	3062	2040
PassMark - CPU mark	18284	53835

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$529
Place in performance rating	474	453
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		8176
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.10 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	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	28
Number of threads	12	56
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		89°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Quad-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S8S
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® 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
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)