Intel Xeon W-3225 vs Intel Core i5-2537M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-3225 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-2537M
Intel Xeon W-3225 Intel Core i5-2537M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-3225 or Intel Core i5-2537M - 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 Xeon W-3225 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3225 was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i5-2537M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2537M was released in Q1/2011.
Intel Xeon W Family Intel Core i5
Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 CPU group Intel Core i 2000M
7 Generation 2
Cascade Lake W Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon w5-3425 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-3225 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3225 is 3.70 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-2537M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2537M is at --.

8 Cores 2
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.30 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-3225 or Intel Core i5-2537M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
Execution units 12
Shader 96
Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
DirectX Version 10.1

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.

No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-3225 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-2537M supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333
1024 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
L2 Cache
16.50 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
64 PCIe lanes 16

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-3225 is 160 W, while the Intel Core i5-2537M has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

160 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-3225 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.50 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-2537M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 16.50 MB cache.

14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2011
1199 $ Release price --
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
415 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
4120 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
427 (100%)
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
717 (100%)
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1142 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
476 (42%)
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9142 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
795 (9%)
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (100%)
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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 Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
1225 (100%)
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Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-3225 Intel Core i5-2537M
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