Intel Xeon W-3175X Review: 28 cores of blistering performance

Intel’s 28-core Xeon W-3175X isn’t quite the Threadripper killer, but damn, it gets close.

Intel’s crazy-ass 28-core Xeon W-3175X isn’t a CPU built for you, me, or most of us.

Sure, Intel pitches it as a high-end workhorse: “Built for handling heavily threaded applications and tasks, the Intel Xeon W-3175X delivers uncompromising single and all-core world class performance for the most advanced professional creators and their demanding workloads.”

But make no mistake, the 28-core Xeon W-3175X is a chip made to do one thing: make waves and push back at an increasingly assertive AMD. And it delivers—for a pretty penny.
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