Xeon Gold 6244 vs W-2245

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2245
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 155 Watt
12.26
+2.6%
Xeon Gold 6244
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 150 Watt
11.95

Xeon W-2245 outperforms Xeon Gold 6244 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking633649
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.22
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency7.487.53
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,925

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cacheno data8 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature59 °C74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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.

Xeon W-2245 12.26
+2.6%
Xeon Gold 6244 11.95

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.

Xeon W-2245 19469
+2.6%
Xeon Gold 6244 18980

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W-2245 1564
+5.8%
Xeon Gold 6244 1478

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W-2245 8492
+2.3%
Xeon Gold 6244 8300

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.26 11.95
Recency 1 October 2019 2 April 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon W-2245 has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

Xeon Gold 6244, on the other hand, has 3.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6244.


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