EPYC 7573X vs Xeon W-3245
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7573X outperforms Xeon W-3245 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 272 | 42 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 43.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Milan-X (2022) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 22 MB | 768 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X 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 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 128 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.02 | 44.89 |
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 22 March 2022 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 32 |
| Threads | 32 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 280 Watt |
Xeon W-3245 has 36.6% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7573X, on the other hand, has a 124.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 7573X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-3245 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-3245 and EPYC 7573X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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