Intel Xeon W-3225 vs Intel Xeon E5540

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,707

Rank #359

vs
4,422

Rank #1,369

5,707
4,422

Xeon W-3225 wins by 22.5% (Rank #359 vs #1369)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,693

Rank #426

vs
4,408

Rank #1,383

5,693
4,408

Xeon W-3225 wins by 22.6% (Rank #426 vs #1383)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,727

Rank #308

vs
4,443

Rank #1,337

5,727
4,443

Xeon W-3225 wins by 22.4% (Rank #308 vs #1337)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,064

Rank #339

vs
4,587

Rank #998

5,064
4,587

Xeon W-3225 wins by 9.4% (Rank #339 vs #998)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,122

Rank #358

vs
4,557

Rank #1,030

5,122
4,557

Xeon W-3225 wins by 11% (Rank #358 vs #1030)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,287

Rank #241

vs
4,567

Rank #1,057

5,287
4,567

Xeon W-3225 wins by 13.6% (Rank #241 vs #1057)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon W-3225 Xeon E5540 Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
2,530 MHz
+31.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
37x
19x
+48.6%
L1 Cache
512 KB
62 KB
+87.8%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
17 MiB
8 MiB
+53.8%
Memory Channels
6
3
+50%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
119 GB/s
26 GB/s
+78.5%
PCIe Lanes
64
16
+75%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
160 W
80 W
50% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Xeon W-3225 Xeon E5540
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series W-3200 --
Model Number W-3225 E5540
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake --
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Gainestown
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-3647 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x1 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Workstation Server
Release Price $1,199.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon W-3225
Intel
Xeon E5540
Intel

Family

Xeon W-3225
Xeon
Xeon E5540
--

Series

Xeon W-3225
W-3200
Xeon E5540
--

Model Number

Xeon W-3225
W-3225
Xeon E5540
E5540

Microarchitecture

Xeon W-3225
Cascade Lake
Xeon E5540
--

Core Name

Xeon W-3225
Cascade Lake SP
Xeon E5540
Gainestown

Socket

Xeon W-3225
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon E5540
FCLGA1366

Package

Xeon W-3225
FCLGA-3647
Xeon E5540
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

Xeon W-3225
DDR4-2666
Xeon E5540
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Xeon W-3225
Yes
Xeon E5540
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon W-3225
3.0
Xeon E5540
Up to 3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon W-3225
x16, x8, x4, x1
Xeon E5540
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon W-3225
Workstation
Xeon E5540
Server

Release Price

Xeon W-3225
$1,199.00
Xeon E5540
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon W-3225
Yes
Xeon E5540
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon W-3225 Xeon E5540
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 263 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon W-3225
14 nm
Xeon E5540
45 nm

Die Area

Xeon W-3225
--
Xeon E5540
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon W-3225
--
Xeon E5540
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon W-3225
Intel
Xeon E5540
Intel

Technology

Xeon W-3225
CMOS
Xeon E5540
--

Word Size

Xeon W-3225
64-bit
Xeon E5540
64-bit

ISA

Xeon W-3225
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5540
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon W-3225 Xeon E5540
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Xeon W-3225
--
Xeon E5540
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Xeon W-3225
--
Xeon E5540
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon W-3225
--
Xeon E5540
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon W-3225 Xeon E5540
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64