Intel Xeon W-3245 vs Intel Core i9-9960X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,155

Rank #195

vs
6,612

Rank #104

6,155
6,612

Core i9-9960X wins by 6.9% (Rank #195 vs #104)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,826

Rank #345

vs
6,304

Rank #176

5,826
6,304

Core i9-9960X wins by 7.6% (Rank #345 vs #176)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,648

Rank #137

vs
7,073

Rank #94

6,648
7,073

Core i9-9960X wins by 6% (Rank #137 vs #94)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,544

Rank #168

vs
5,580

Rank #160

5,544
5,580

Core i9-9960X wins by 0.6% (Rank #168 vs #160)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,803

Rank #136

vs
5,756

Rank #147

5,803
5,756

Xeon W-3245 wins by 0.8% (Rank #136 vs #147)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,764

Rank #129

vs
5,741

Rank #135

5,764
5,741

Xeon W-3245 wins by 0.4% (Rank #129 vs #135)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon W-3245 Core i9-9960X Diff
Cores
16
16
0%
Threads
32
32
0%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
3,100 MHz
+3.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
4,400 MHz
0%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
4,400 MHz
Clock Multiplier
32x
31x
+3.1%
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
1,024 KB
0%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
16 MiB
0%
L3 Cache
22 MiB
22 MiB
0%
Memory Channels
6
4
+33.3%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
128 GB
+87.5%
Max Bandwidth
131 GB/s
79 GB/s
+39.4%
PCIe Lanes
64
44
+31.3%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
205 W
165 W
19.5% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon W-3245 Core i9-9960X
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Core
Series W-3200 i9-9000
Model Number W-3245 i9-9960X
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Skylake
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Skylake X Refresh
Core Family -- 6
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket
Package FCLGA-3647 FCLGA-2066
Chipset -- Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x1 x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Workstation Desktop
Release Price $1,999.00 $1,684.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon W-3245
Intel
Core i9-9960X
Intel

Family

Xeon W-3245
Xeon
Core i9-9960X
Core

Series

Xeon W-3245
W-3200
Core i9-9960X
i9-9000

Model Number

Xeon W-3245
W-3245
Core i9-9960X
i9-9960X

Microarchitecture

Xeon W-3245
Cascade Lake
Core i9-9960X
Skylake

Core Name

Xeon W-3245
Cascade Lake SP
Core i9-9960X
Skylake X Refresh

Core Family

Xeon W-3245
--
Core i9-9960X
6

Socket

Xeon W-3245
Socket P and LGA-3647
Core i9-9960X
Socket

Package

Xeon W-3245
FCLGA-3647
Core i9-9960X
FCLGA-2066

Chipset

Xeon W-3245
--
Core i9-9960X
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Xeon W-3245
DDR4-2933
Core i9-9960X
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Xeon W-3245
Yes
Core i9-9960X
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon W-3245
3.0
Core i9-9960X
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon W-3245
x16, x8, x4, x1
Core i9-9960X
x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Xeon W-3245
Workstation
Core i9-9960X
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon W-3245
$1,999.00
Core i9-9960X
$1,684.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon W-3245
Yes
Core i9-9960X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon W-3245 Core i9-9960X
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 484 mm²
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon W-3245
14 nm
Core i9-9960X
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon W-3245
--
Core i9-9960X
484 mm²

Manufacturer

Xeon W-3245
Intel
Core i9-9960X
Intel

Technology

Xeon W-3245
CMOS
Core i9-9960X
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon W-3245
64-bit
Core i9-9960X
64-bit

ISA

Xeon W-3245
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-9960X
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon W-3245 Core i9-9960X
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64