Intel Xeon w5-3425 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-3425 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 w5-3425

Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-3425

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3275 vs 2427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 11 Dec 2018
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3275 vs 2427

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 12
32 more threads: 56 vs 24
Around 87% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1223338.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1345672.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60188 vs 35957

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 12
Number of threads	56 vs 24
L1 cache	1792 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB vs 30MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60188 vs 35957

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3275

2427

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35957

60188

Name	Intel Xeon w5-3425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
PassMark - Single thread mark	3275	2427
PassMark - CPU mark	35957	60188

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-3425	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$1189	$13422
Place in performance rating	294	367
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		8276L
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1792 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	30MB	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	28
Number of threads	24	56
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		89°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		4.5 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	165 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 112 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)