Intel Xeon W-3245 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

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
5,503

Rank #479

6,155
5,503

Xeon W-3245 wins by 10.6% (Rank #195 vs #479)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,826

Rank #345

vs
5,407

Rank #634

5,826
5,407

Xeon W-3245 wins by 7.2% (Rank #345 vs #634)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,648

Rank #137

vs
5,647

Rank #339

6,648
5,647

Xeon W-3245 wins by 15.1% (Rank #137 vs #339)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,544

Rank #168

vs
5,405

Rank #204

5,544
5,405

Xeon W-3245 wins by 2.5% (Rank #168 vs #204)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,803

Rank #136

vs
5,519

Rank #197

5,803
5,519

Xeon W-3245 wins by 4.9% (Rank #136 vs #197)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,764

Rank #129

vs
5,517

Rank #183

5,764
5,517

Xeon W-3245 wins by 4.3% (Rank #129 vs #183)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon W-3245 Xeon Gold 6242 Diff
Cores
16
16
0%
Threads
32
32
0%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
2,800 MHz
+12.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
3,900 MHz
+11.4%
Clock Multiplier
32x
28x
+12.5%
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
6
0%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
1,024 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
131 GB/s
131 GB/s
0%
PCIe Lanes
64
48
+25%
Max CPUs
1
4
-75%
TDP (lower is better)
205 W
150 W
26.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon W-3245 Xeon Gold 6242
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Xeon
Series W-3200 6200
Model Number W-3245 6242
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Cascade Lake SP
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 85
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket P and LGA-3647
Package FCLGA-3647 FCLGA-3647
Chipset -- Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x1 1x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Workstation Server
Release Price $1,999.00 $2,529.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon W-3245
Intel
Xeon Gold 6242
Intel

Family

Xeon W-3245
Xeon
Xeon Gold 6242
Xeon

Series

Xeon W-3245
W-3200
Xeon Gold 6242
6200

Model Number

Xeon W-3245
W-3245
Xeon Gold 6242
6242

Microarchitecture

Xeon W-3245
Cascade Lake
Xeon Gold 6242
Cascade Lake

Core Name

Xeon W-3245
Cascade Lake SP
Xeon Gold 6242
Cascade Lake SP

Core Family

Xeon W-3245
--
Xeon Gold 6242
6

Core Model

Xeon W-3245
--
Xeon Gold 6242
85

Socket

Xeon W-3245
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6242
Socket P and LGA-3647

Package

Xeon W-3245
FCLGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6242
FCLGA-3647

Chipset

Xeon W-3245
--
Xeon Gold 6242
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Xeon W-3245
DDR4-2933
Xeon Gold 6242
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Xeon W-3245
Yes
Xeon Gold 6242
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon W-3245
3.0
Xeon Gold 6242
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon W-3245
x16, x8, x4, x1
Xeon Gold 6242
1x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Xeon W-3245
Workstation
Xeon Gold 6242
Server

Release Price

Xeon W-3245
$1,999.00
Xeon Gold 6242
$2,529.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon W-3245
Yes
Xeon Gold 6242
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon W-3245 Xeon Gold 6242
Process 14 nm 14 nm
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
Xeon Gold 6242
14 nm

Manufacturer

Xeon W-3245
Intel
Xeon Gold 6242
Intel

Technology

Xeon W-3245
CMOS
Xeon Gold 6242
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon W-3245
64-bit
Xeon Gold 6242
64-bit

ISA

Xeon W-3245
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 6242
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon W-3245 Xeon Gold 6242
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
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64