Xeon W-3245 vs Core i7-920

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1914	258
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.22	5.68
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	November 2008 (15 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$340	$1,999
Current price	$70 (0.2x MSRP)	$4274 (2.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245 has 366% better value for money than i7-920.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245 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	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus support	1333 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	77 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	24 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	3	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon W-3245.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

Xeon W-3245 outperforms Core i7-920 by 989% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.83	19.93
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	32
Cost	$340	$1999
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

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