Intel has just announced the launch of their latest Cascade Lake Xeon W processors, which will offer higher core count, higher frequencies, and a higher number of PCI-Express lanes when compared to the current generation Xeon W 2000 series.
Cascade Lake Xeon W 3000 Series Processors
These new processors from Intel are based on the same design architecture as the Cascade Lake family family, which makes use of the latest 14nm+++ process node. The 2000 series featured the 14nm process node and Skylake architecture with support for the LGA2066 socket, the new Xeon W 3000 series will support the new LGA3467 socket, which is the same one used by the Intel Skylake-SP and Cascade Lake-SP lineup. The Xeon W 3000 series also features the highest PCI-Express lane count with 64 available PCI-Express lanes.
Intel has a total of nine SKUs in the Xeon W 3000 series lineup which includes the flagship Xeon W-3275. This processor has 28-cores, 56-threads, with a base frequency of 2.5 GHz and a boost speed of 4.6 GHz with a TDP of 205W. The chip will have 38.5MB of L3 cache (1.375 MB per core) and will be priced at $4449. Below is the full list of all of the SKUs in the lineup.
| Processor Name | Cores/Threads | Base Clock | Max Boost | TDP | Cache | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xeon W-3275M | 28/56 | 2.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 205W | 38.5 MB | $7453 |
| Xeon W-3265M | 24/48 | 2.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 205W | 33.0 MB | $6353 |
| Xeon W-3245M | 16/32 | 3.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 205W | 22.0 MB | $5002 |
| Xeon W-3275 | 28/56 | 2.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 205W | 38.5 MB | $4449 |
| Xeon W-3265 | 24/48 | 2.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 205W | 33.0 MB | $3349 |
| Xeon W-3245 | 16/32 | 3.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 205W | 22.0 MB | $1999 |
| Xeon W-3235 | 12/24 | 3.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 180W | 19.25 MB | $1398 |
| Xeon W-3225 | 8/16 | 3.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 160W | 16.5 MB | $1199 |
| Xeon W-3223 | 8/16 | 3.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 160W | 16.5 MB | $749 |
