Xeon E3-1270 v6 vs W-2245

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	624	1136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.83
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	7.48	7.39
Architecture codename	no data	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$328

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	38
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	59 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6 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	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon E3-1270 v6.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.25	5.62
Recency	1 October 2019	28 March 2017
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	72 Watt

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