Xeon W-3245 vs Pentium G2020

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2020 and Xeon W-3245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2411	288
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	16.60
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency	1.82	8.99
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	21 January 2013 (11 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245 has 41400% better value for money than Pentium G2020.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2020 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	94 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2020 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2020 and Xeon W-3245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium G2020 and Xeon W-3245 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2020 and Xeon W-3245 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2020 and Xeon W-3245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2020 and Xeon W-3245 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2020 and Xeon W-3245.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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	1.10	20.21
Recency	21 January 2013	3 June 2019
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	205 Watt

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