Intel Xeon w5-2565X 18-core LGA 4677
The 18-core, 36-thread Sapphire Rapids chip hits 4.8GHz boost and supports DDR5 ECC up to 2048GB, with a 37.5MB L3 cache for heavy workloads. Its 240W TDP and LGA 4677 socket target server-grade builds, while the 52073 multi-thread PassMark score suits dense compute tasks. Best for professionals running virtualization, rendering, or AI inference who need high core counts over efficiency.
Cores 18
Threads 36
Boost Clock 4800 MHz
L3 Cache 37.5 MB
TDP 240 W
Socket LGA 4677
Integrated Graphics No
75 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong multi thread (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong single thread (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong platform (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average affordability (5th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Xeon |
| Model | w5-2565X |
| Codename | Sapphire Rapids |
| Class | server |
| Process | 10 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 18 |
| Threads | 36 |
| Base Clock | 3200 |
| Boost Clock | 4800 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 36 |
| L3 Cache | 37.5 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 52073 |
| PassMark Single | 3595 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Max Speed | 4800 |
| Max Memory | 2048 |
| ECC | Yes |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 4677 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 240 |
| Max Turbo Power | 288 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Xeon w5-2565X | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | HP Xeon 6526Y | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 18 | 8 | 64 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Threads | 36 | 16 | 128 | 32 | 48 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4800 | 5200 | 4400 | 3900 | 4000 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 37.5 | 96 | 256 | 37 | 128 | - |
| Tdp W | 240 | 120 | 360 | 195 | 200 | - |
| Socket | LGA 4677 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket SP3 | - |
| Integrated Graphics | No | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | No | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon w5-2565X | 95.1 | 77.4 | 86.1 | 79.7 | 93.3 | 4.5 | 87.5 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.6 | 98.6 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 89.1 | 23.3 | 95 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.4 | 96.7 | 89.5 | 99.4 | 0.4 | 85.8 |
| HP Xeon 6526Y Compare | 92 | 77.4 | 90.8 | 79.3 | 89.8 | 2.7 | 80.5 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77.4 | 84.4 | 85 | 93.8 | 5.3 | 80.4 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.7 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 66.6 | 97 | 6.4 | 98.3 |
Usage Scores
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