Xeon W-3345 vs A100

Primary details

Comparing A100 and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	no data	10.89
Architecture codename	Stealey (2007)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	June 2007 (17 years ago)	29 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A100 and Xeon W-3345 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	1	48
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A100 and Xeon W-3345 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	Intel BGA 437	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A100 and Xeon W-3345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

A100 and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A100 and Xeon W-3345 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A100 and Xeon W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A100 and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version	no data	4
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	24
Threads	1	48
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	250 Watt

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