Xeon W-3345 vs i5-670

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-670 and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2094	158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	2.06	10.89
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	29 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$252	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-670 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-670 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	FCLGA1156	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-670 and Xeon W-3345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-670 and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-670 and Xeon W-3345 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-670 and Xeon W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-670 and Xeon W-3345 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-670 and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version	2.0	4
PCI Express lanes	16	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.59	28.77
Recency	7 January 2010	29 July 2021
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	250 Watt

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