Intel has released new workstation processors, the Xeon W-3500 and Xeon W-2500 series. In both cases, these chips benefit from the ‘Sapphire Rapids’ microarchitecture with ‘Golden Cove’ P-cores in action.
These new features are positioned as a refresh of the Xeon W-3400 and W-2400 ranges. Intel increases the number of cores, L3 cache and frequencies at given prices. Added to this is some cleanup with fewer references.
The Xeon W-3500 series differs from the W-2500 series and has a lower core count than the Xeon W-3500, slightly offset by the higher frequencies.
The most notable feature is probably a showcase capable of reaching 60 physical cores and 120 logical cores in the workstation segment. The W-3400 offering is limited to 36 physical cores and 72 logical cores.
Xeon W-3500 and W-2500, details
This little beast is called Xeon W9-3595X. It is equipped with 60 cores with Hyper-threading technology, enough to take advantage of 120 logical cores. Each physical core has 2MB of L2 cache and shares 112.5MB of L3 cache. The base turbine chip is 2.00 GHz, while its maximum boost frequency is calibrated at 4.80 GHz.
On his part we find
- Xeon W9-3575X (44C/88T, 97.5 Mo L3 cache, 2 Mo L2 cache, @2.20 / 4.80 GHz)
- Xeon W7-3545 (24C/48T, 67.5 Mo L3 cache, 2 Mo L2 cache, @2.70 / 4.80 GHz)
- Xeon W5-3535X (20C/40T, 52.5 Mo L3 cache, 2 Mo L2 cache, @2.90 / 4.80 GHz)
- Xeon W5-3525 (16C/32T, 45 Mo L3 cache, 2 Mo L2 cache, @3.2 / 4.80 GHz)
The Xeon W-2500 family is also aimed at workstations, but also at HEDTs (high-end desktops). The acceleration of 4.80 GHz. The range continues with
- Xeon W7-2575X (22C/44T, 45 Mo L3 cache, 2 Mo L2 cache, @3.0 / 4.80 GHz)
- Xeon W5-2545 (12C/24T)
- Xeon W3-2525 (8C/16T, 22.5 Mo L3 cache, 2 Mo L2 cache, @3.5 / 4.50 GHz)
All of these chips run on an Intel LGA 4677 motherboard. We can cite QuickAssist (QAT) or Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB).
