Xeon Gold 5318H vs W-3245
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 267 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.73 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Cooper Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H 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) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 22 MB | 24.75 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H 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) | 4 |
| Socket | Socket P | 4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| TSX | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TiB | 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 Xeon Gold 5318H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 18 |
| Threads | 32 | 36 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 150 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5318H has an age advantage of 1 year, 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads, and 36.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-3245 and Xeon Gold 5318H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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