Xeon W-3245 vs Gold 6254
Aggregated performance score
W-3245 outperforms Gold 6254 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 255 | 252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 5.99 | 6.49 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Intel Xeon W |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years old) | 3 June 2019 (4 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,803 | $1,999 |
| Current price | $3837 (1x MSRP) | $3685 (1.8x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-3245 has 8% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6254.
Technical specs
Xeon Gold 6254 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 1.125 MB | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 18 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 82 °C | 77 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6254 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, 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 | - | + |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6254 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 Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3245 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 1 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 Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3245.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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.
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.
W-3245 outperforms Gold 6254 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
W-3245 outperforms Gold 6254 by 1% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
W-3245 outperforms Gold 6254 by 42% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Gold 6254 outperforms W-3245 by 18% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 19.65 | 19.76 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 3 June 2019 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 16 |
| Threads | 36 | 32 |
| Cost | $3803 | $1999 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 205 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3245. The differences in performance seem too small.
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