Xeon E5-2608L V3 vs W-3245

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-3245
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
19.47
+382%
Xeon E5-2608L V3
2014
6 cores / 6 threads, 52 Watt
4.04

Xeon W-3245 outperforms Xeon E5-2608L V3 by a whopping 382% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2951417
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.14no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency8.997.35
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads326
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA36472011-3
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt52 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2608L V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes6440

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-3245 19.47
+382%
Xeon E5-2608L V3 4.04

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-3245 30922
+382%
Xeon E5-2608L V3 6415

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.47 4.04
Recency 3 June 2019 8 September 2014
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 52 Watt

Xeon W-3245 has a 381.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2608L V3, on the other hand, has 294.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-3245 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2608L V3 in performance tests.


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