Xeon Gold 6334 vs W-2245

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2245
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 155 Watt
12.26
Xeon Gold 6334
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
13.55
+10.5%

Xeon Gold 6334 outperforms Xeon W-2245 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking633555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.487.77
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature59 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334 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 Gold 6334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 W-2245 12.26
Xeon Gold 6334 13.55
+10.5%

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.

Xeon W-2245 19469
Xeon Gold 6334 21521
+10.5%

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.

Xeon W-2245 1564
+3%
Xeon Gold 6334 1518

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.

Xeon W-2245 8492
Xeon Gold 6334 9498
+11.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.26 13.55
Recency 1 October 2019 6 April 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon W-2245 has 6.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6334, on the other hand, has a 10.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6334 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2245 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6334, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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