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Intel Core i9-7900X vs Intel Xeon W-3225. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2017
Intel Core i9-7900X
Intel Core i9-7900X
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Intel Xeon W-3225
Intel Xeon W-3225

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-7900X or Intel Xeon W-3225? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-7900X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q2/2017.

Intel Xeon W-3225 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 160 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    185 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    140 W left arrow 160 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    122 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    412 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    212 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    164 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    68 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    51 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    196 place
Intel Xeon W-3225 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-3225
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    404 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-3225 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    163 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    263 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
Intel Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000X left arrow Intel Xeon W-2200/3200
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon W-3225 and Intel Core i9-7900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 1024 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-7900X and Intel Xeon W-3225 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    140 W left arrow 160 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-7900X and Intel Core i9-7900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    14.00 MB left arrow 16.50 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X left arrow Cascade Lake W
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2017 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-7900X and Intel Xeon W-3225.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
461
Intel Core i9-7900X
415
Intel Xeon W-3225
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
5286
Intel Core i9-7900X
4120
Intel Xeon W-3225

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