Xeon W-3245 vs X5675

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5675
2011
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
4.03
Xeon W-3245
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 205 Watt
19.47
+383%

Xeon W-3245 outperforms Xeon X5675 by a whopping 383% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1410287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.0816.37
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency4.018.99
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$162$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245 has 301% better value for money than Xeon X5675.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed3.06 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)22 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature81 °C77 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size288 GB1 TB
Max memory channels36
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon W-3245.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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.

Xeon X5675 4.03
Xeon W-3245 19.47
+383%

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.

Xeon X5675 6396
Xeon W-3245 30922
+383%

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.

Xeon X5675 504
Xeon W-3245 1389
+176%

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.

Xeon X5675 2470
Xeon W-3245 11649
+372%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 19.47
Recency 14 February 2011 3 June 2019
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon X5675 has 115.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3245, on the other hand, has a 383.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3245 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5675 in performance tests.


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