Intel Xeon w3-2425 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2425 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 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 8260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2425

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.90 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 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3115 vs 2065

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 11 Dec 2018
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.90 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 2065

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
36 more threads: 48 vs 12
3.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2499106.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52066 vs 18655

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 12
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 15MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	52066 vs 18655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3115

2065

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18655

52066

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
PassMark - Single thread mark	3115	2065
PassMark - CPU mark	18655	52066

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$529	$5383
Place in performance rating	537	545
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		8260
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	15MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	24
Number of threads	12	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 MHz, Quad-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	165 Watt
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)
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® 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)