Intel Xeon W-3265 vs Gold 6254

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6254
19.78
+0.9%

Gold 6254 outperforms W-3265 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking250256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.981.11
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon W
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (4 years old)3 June 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,803$3,349
Current price$3837 (1x MSRP)$10576 (3.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6254 has 439% better value for money than Xeon W-3265.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3265 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3648
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache1.125 MB1.5 MB
L2 cache18 MB24 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature82 °C78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3265 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® 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-+
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3265 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-3265 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-3265. 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 Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3265.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 Gold 6254 19.78
+0.9%
Xeon W-3265 19.60

Gold 6254 outperforms W-3265 by 1% in our combined 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%

Xeon Gold 6254 30381
+0.9%
Xeon W-3265 30105

Gold 6254 outperforms W-3265 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.78 19.60
Recency 2 April 2019 3 June 2019
Physical cores 18 24
Threads 36 48
Cost $3803 $3349
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 205 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6254 and Xeon W-3265. The differences in performance seem too small.


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