Xeon W-3245M vs W-3245

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	288	380
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.62	5.37
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency	8.99	7.79
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	$5,002

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245 has 209% better value for money than Xeon W-3245M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3245 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	32	32
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	32	32
L1 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	22 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3245 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	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-3245 and Xeon W-3245M 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 W-3245M 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 W-3245M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1 TB	2 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score

20.21

17.52

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