Xeon Gold 6230R vs W-3245

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-3245
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
20.21
Xeon Gold 6230R
2020
26 cores / 52 threads, 150 Watt
21.96
+8.7%

Xeon Gold 6230R outperforms Xeon W-3245 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking288254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.6122.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.9913.35
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999$1,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230R has 36% better value for money than Xeon W-3245.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads3252
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3221
L1 cache1 MB1.625 MB
L2 cache16 MB26 MB
L3 cache22 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes6448

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 20.21
Xeon Gold 6230R 21.96
+8.7%

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 30933
Xeon Gold 6230R 33608
+8.6%

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-3245 1390
+22.9%
Xeon Gold 6230R 1131

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-3245 11639
+24.7%
Xeon Gold 6230R 9330

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.21 21.96
Recency 3 June 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 16 26
Threads 32 52
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Gold 6230R has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 62.5% more physical cores and 62.5% more threads, and 36.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 6230R.


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