It appears that Intel is prepared to release the updated Sapphire Rapids “Xeon W-3500 & W-2500” processor.
According to Dell, Intel Is About to Release Its Updated Sapphire Rapids “Xeon W-3500 & Xeon W-2500” Workstation CPUs.
Apart from Dell, EET Group, a UK shop, has also advertised a number of Intel Xeon W3500 CPUs in advance of their availability, including the W9-3575X, W7-3565X, W7-3555, W7-3545, W5-3525, and the W-3535X. We are extremely near to the formal introduction, even though no prices are stated. Lenovo provides these chips, and their retail listing and BIOS update indicate this. We will go over the specs once more for anybody who missed them in the last post.
First up is the Intel Xeon W-3500 “Sapphire Rapids-112L” update CPU family, which comes in seven SKUs, the most prominent of which is the W9-3595X. Following the Xeon W9-3575X with 44 cores, W7-3565X with 32 cores, W7-3555 with 28 cores, W7-3545 with 24 cores, W5-3535X with 20 cores, and W5-3525 with 16 cores, is the Xeon W9-3595X, which has a total of 60 cores and 120 threads.
The TDPs of the CPU series span from 290W to 350W, while the feature-based clock speeds fall between 2.2 and 3.2 GHz. Every CPU has one extra core over its predecessor, as indicated below:
3595X vs 3495X = + 4 Cores
3575X vs 3475X = + 8 Cores
3565X vs 3465X = + 4 Cores
3555 vs 3455 = + 4 Cores
3545 vs 3445 = + 4 Cores
3535X vs 3435X = + 4 Cores
3525 vs 3425 = + 4 Cores
As you can see, the Intel Xeon W-3500 SKUs all have an increase in core count of four, with the exception of the W9-3575X, which has an increase of eight cores. A small cache count is also a result of the higher core count.
Regarding the Intel Xeon W-2500 “Sapphire Rapids-64L” update CPU family, the leak lists a minimum of 7 SKUs. The Xeon W7-2595X, which has 26 cores, W7-2575X, which has 22 cores, W5-2565X, which has 18 cores, Xeon W5-2555X, which has 14 cores, Xeon W5-2545, which has 12 cores, Xeon W3-2535, which has 10 cores, and the Xeon W3-2525, which has 8 cores, are the processors starting at the top.
These processors have clock frequencies ranging from 2.8 GHz to 3.5 GHz with TDPs between 175W and 250W. The Xeon W-2500 series receives a core count boost in line with the Xeon W-3500 lineup, however it is not as large as the 3500 parts, as can be seen below:
2595X vs 2495X = + 2 Cores
2575X vs 2475X = + 4 Cores
2565X vs 2465X = + 2 Cores
2555X vs 2455X = + 2 Cores
2545 vs 2445 = + 2 Cores
2535 vs 2435 = + 2 Cores
2525 vs 2425 = + 2 Cores
There is a nominal 2-core boost for all SKUs and a 4-core increase for the Xeon W7-2575X. All CPUs will support DDR5-4800 memory and be compatible with the current W790 HEDT and workstation motherboards. The “X” SKUs will have faster boost clock speeds and facilitate overclocking. Given that this is an update, we should anticipate that Intel would price the W-3500 and W-2500 CPU families in the same range as the W-3400 and W-2400 SKUs now available.
With up to 96 cores and 192 threads, faster DDR5 memory support, unlocked OC design across all SKUs, an absurd amount of Gen5 PCIe lanes and other I/O, and excellent support for the TRX90 and WRX90 motherboard platforms, AMD’s Threadripper families continue to be the more disruptive platform when compared to other options.
It seems doubtful that this update will make a significant difference in the workstation market because AMD Threadripper CPUs offer far greater multi-threaded & overall efficiency in workstation/HEDT-oriented activities compared to current Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon products.
Intel Sapphire Rapids Refresh Xeon W-3500 & W-2500 CPU Family
| CPU NAME | FAMILY | ARCHITECTURE | PROCESS NODE | CORES / THREADS | BASE CLOCK | MAX BOOST (TB 3.0) | L3 CACHE | MEMORY SUPPORT | MAX PCIE GEN5 LANES | TDP (PL1 / PL2) | RCP |
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| Xeon W9-3595X | Xeon W-3500 | Golden Cove (Chiplet) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 60/120 | 2.2 GHz | TBD | 112 MB | DDR5-4800 | 112 Gen 5 | 350W | TBD |
| Xeon W9-3575X | Xeon W-3500 | Golden Cove (Chiplet) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 44/88 | 2.2 GHz | TBD | 97.5 MB | DDR5-4800 | 112 Gen 5 | 340W | TBD |
| Xeon W7-3565X | Xeon W-3500 | Golden Cove (Chiplet) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 32/64 | 2.5 GHz | TBD | 82.5 MB | DDR5-4800 | 112 Gen 5 | 335W | TBD |
| Xeon W7-3555 | Xeon W-3500 | Golden Cove (Chiplet) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 28/56 | 2.7 GHz | TBD | 75.0 MB | DDR5-4800 | 112 Gen 5 | 325W | TBD |
| Xeon W7-3545 | Xeon W-3500 | Golden Cove (Chiplet) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 24/48 | 2.7 GHz | TBD | 67.5 MB | DDR5-4800 | 112 Gen 5 | 310W | TBD |
| Xeon W7-3535X | Xeon W-3500 | Golden Cove (Chiplet) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 20/40 | 2.9 GHz | TBD | 52.5 MB | DDR5-4800 | 112 Gen 5 | 300W | TBD |
| Xeon W5-3525 | Xeon W-3500 | Golden Cove (Chiplet) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 16/32 | 3.2 GHz | TBD | 45.0 MB | DDR5-4800 | 112 Gen 5 | 290W | TBD |
| Xeon W7-2595X | Xeon W-2500 | Golden Cove (Mono) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 26/52 | 2.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 48.7 MB | DDR5-4800 | 64 Gen 5 | 250W | TBD |
| Xeon W7-2575X | Xeon W-2500 | Golden Cove (Mono) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 22/44 | 3.0 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 45.0 MB | DDR5-4800 | 64 Gen 5 | 240W | TBD |
| Xeon W7-2565X | Xeon W-2500 | Golden Cove (Mono) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 18/36 | 3.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 37.5 MB | DDR5-4800 | 64 Gen 5 | 240W | TBD |
| Xeon W5-2555X | Xeon W-2500 | Golden Cove (Mono) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 14/28 | 3.3 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 33.7 MB | DDR5-4800 | 64 Gen 5 | 210W | TBD |
| Xeon W5-2545 | Xeon W-2500 | Golden Cove (Mono) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 12/24 | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 30.0 MB | DDR5-4800 | 64 Gen 5 | 210W | TBD |
| Xeon W3-2535 | Xeon W-2500 | Golden Cove (Mono) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 10/20 | 3.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 26.2 MB | DDR5-4800 | 64 Gen 5 | 185W | TBD |
| Xeon W3-2525 | Xeon W-2500 | Golden Cove (Mono) | 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ | 8/16 | 3.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 22.5 MB | DDR5-4800 | 64 Gen 5 | 175W | TBD |