Xeon W3580 vs W-2245

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Xeon W3580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	633	1824
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.94
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.49	1.65
Architecture codename	no data	Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$215

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon W3580 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	3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	59 °C	68 °C
Number of transistors	no data	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2245 and Xeon W3580 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
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon W3580. 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® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon W3580 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
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 W3580 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon W3580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	24 GB
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	32 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon W3580.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

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	12.26	2.27
Recency	1 October 2019	9 August 2009
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	130 Watt

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