Ultra 5 245KF vs Xeon W-3275
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 245KF outperforms Xeon W-3275 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 190 | 170 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.33 | 78.55 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.90 | 21.02 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 3 June 2019 (5 years ago) | 24 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,449 | $294 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ultra 5 245KF has 593% better value for money than Xeon W-3275.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.75 MB | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | no data | 243 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | 1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. 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 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5 |
| 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 | + | - |
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-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 25.77 | 27.77 |
| Recency | 3 June 2019 | 24 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 14 |
| Threads | 56 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 125 Watt |
Xeon W-3275 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ultra 5 245KF, on the other hand, has a 7.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 64% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF.
Be aware that Xeon W-3275 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 245KF is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-3275 and Core Ultra 5 245KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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