Xeon E5-2673 v2 vs W-3245

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	258	886
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.68	2.77
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	no data
Current price	$4274 (2.1x MSRP)	$596

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245 has 105% better value for money than Xeon E5-2673 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	22 MB	25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	°C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.65-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon E5-2673 v2.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	40

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.

W-3245 outperforms E5-2673 v2 by 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.93	7.84
Recency	3 June 2019	1 October 2013
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	110 Watt

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