Xeon W-3345 vs W-1270

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	681	154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)	29 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 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	8 (Octa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB Intel® Smart Cache	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1270 and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.55	29.92
Recency	1 April 2020	29 July 2021
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	250 Watt

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