Itanium 9120N vs Xeon W-3245

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	427	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.80	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	3.65	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	3 June 2019 (6 years ago)	1 October 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon W-3245 and Itanium 9120N: 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	no data
Threads	32	no data
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.42 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	22 MB	12 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	76 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3245 and Itanium 9120N 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	PPGA611
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	104 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3245 and Itanium 9120N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3245 and Itanium 9120N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3245 and Itanium 9120N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3245 and Itanium 9120N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3245 and Itanium 9120N.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2019	1 October 2007
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	104 Watt