Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs W-3245M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-3245M
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
17.52
+4.5%
Xeon E5-2699A v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 145 Watt
16.76

Xeon W-3245M outperforms Xeon E5-2699A v4 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking380407
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.372.27
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency7.7910.54
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,002$4,938

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245M has 137% better value for money than Xeon E5-2699A v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads3244
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0QPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier3224
L1 cache1 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB5.5 MB
L3 cache22 MB55 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size2 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4.

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-3245M 17.52
+4.5%
Xeon E5-2699A v4 16.76

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-3245M 26814
+4.5%
Xeon E5-2699A v4 25654

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-3245M 1465
+24.5%
Xeon E5-2699A v4 1177

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-3245M 12122
+27%
Xeon E5-2699A v4 9546

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.52 16.76
Recency 3 June 2019 25 October 2016
Physical cores 16 22
Threads 32 44
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 145 Watt

Xeon W-3245M has a 4.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Xeon E5-2699A v4, on the other hand, has 37.5% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, and 41.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-3245M and Xeon E5-2699A v4.


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