Intel Core i5-3475S vs Intel Xeon W-3275

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Intel Core i5-3475S CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-3275
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Xeon W-3275

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3475S or Intel Xeon W-3275 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-3475S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3475S was released in Q2/2012.

The Intel Xeon W-3275 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3275 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17)
3 Generation 7
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Cascade Lake W
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-3175X
-- Successor Intel Xeon W-3375

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3475S is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Xeon W-3275 has 28 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Core i5-3475S Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3275
4 Cores 28
4 Threads 56
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-3475S Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3275
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3475S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3275 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-3475S Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3275
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 38.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 64
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-3475S has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon W-3275 is 205 W.

Intel Core i5-3475S Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3275
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3475S has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon W-3275 cache has a total of 38.50 MB.

Intel Core i5-3475S Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3275
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 4250 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
772 (64%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
1203 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2488 (12%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
21369 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
705 (50%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
1414 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
4372 (10%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
44831 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
1107 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
28051 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1932 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 4.60 GHz
437 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
28C 56T @ 3.40 GHz
11020 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Core i5-3475S
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-3275 Intel Xeon W-3275
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3475S Intel Xeon W-3275
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