Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ vs W-2245
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 610 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 1 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,945 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 59 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 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 | FCLGA2066 | 4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 93.85 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2019 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 32 |
| Threads | 16 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 300 Watt |
Xeon W-2245 has 93.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8462Y+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Platinum 8462Y+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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