Xeon W-3245M vs D-2191

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	380
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.30
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency	no data	7.79
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,406	$5,002

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	32
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	16	32
L1 cache	1.125 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	22 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA2518	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	86 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	512 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.805 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2191 and Xeon W-3245M.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 February 2018	3 June 2019
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Power consumption (TDP)	86 Watt	205 Watt

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