Ultra 5 226V vs Xeon W-3345
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3345 outperforms Core Ultra 5 226V by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 220 | 863 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 11.71 | 65.40 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-W (2021) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 29 July 2021 (4 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 48 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 81 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | FCBGA2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Arc™ 130V GPU |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.85 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS)7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.2 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3345 and Core Ultra 5 226V.
| PCIe version | 4 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.25 | 10.33 |
| Recency | 29 July 2021 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 8 |
| Threads | 48 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 17 Watt |
Xeon W-3345 has a 163.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
Ultra 5 226V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1370.6% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-3345 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-3345 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 226V is a notebook one.
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