Xeon W-3245 vs EPYC 7371

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7371
2018
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
19.38
Xeon W-3245
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
19.47
+0.5%

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking297295
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.5916.14
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency10.798.99
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,550$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245 has 189% better value for money than EPYC 7371.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3132
L1 cache1.5 MB1 MB
L2 cache8 MB16 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12864

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

EPYC 7371 19.38
Xeon W-3245 19.47
+0.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7371 30782
Xeon W-3245 30922
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.38 19.47
Recency 13 November 2018 3 June 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 205 Watt

EPYC 7371 has 2.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3245, on the other hand, has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-3245.


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