Intel Xeon w5-3425 vs Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-3425 and Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon w5-3425

Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-3425

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs November 2013
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 768 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	3 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 30MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2

Name	Intel Xeon w5-3425	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3275
PassMark - CPU mark	35957
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18071

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-3425	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	November 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1189
Place in performance rating	294	291
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge-EP
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Processor Number		E5-2651 v2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1800 MHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	30MB	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	12	12
Number of threads	24	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR3
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		768 GB (per socket)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	4677	LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 112 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)