Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 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 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
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 58% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3115 vs 2211

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 11 July 2017
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115 vs 2211

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

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
2691345.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53874 vs 18941

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 6
Number of threads	56 vs 12
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	39424 KB (shared) vs 15MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53874 vs 18941

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3115

2211

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18941

53874

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115	2211
PassMark - CPU mark	18941	53874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	11 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$529
Place in performance rating	530	529
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		8180
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	15MB	39424 KB (shared)
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
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		84°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
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	8
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	205 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)