Intel Xeon W-3245M vs Intel Core i7-6950X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,956

Rank #266

vs
5,780

Rank #329

5,956
5,780

Xeon W-3245M wins by 3% (Rank #266 vs #329)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,723

Rank #400

vs
5,643

Rank #461

5,723
5,643

Xeon W-3245M wins by 1.4% (Rank #400 vs #461)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,306

Rank #182

vs
5,985

Rank #232

6,306
5,985

Xeon W-3245M wins by 5.1% (Rank #182 vs #232)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,567

Rank #163

vs
5,125

Rank #317

5,567
5,125

Xeon W-3245M wins by 7.9% (Rank #163 vs #317)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,720

Rank #158

vs
5,138

Rank #346

5,720
5,138

Xeon W-3245M wins by 10.2% (Rank #158 vs #346)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,657

Rank #146

vs
5,187

Rank #294

5,657
5,187

Xeon W-3245M wins by 8.3% (Rank #146 vs #294)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon W-3245M Core i7-6950X Diff
Cores
16
10
+37.5%
Threads
32
20
+37.5%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
3,000 MHz
+6.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
32x
30x
+6.3%
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
32 KB
+96.9%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
L3 Cache
22 MiB
24 MiB
-7.7%
Memory Channels
6
4
+33.3%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
131 GB/s
26 GB/s
+80.5%
PCIe Lanes
64
40
+37.5%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
205 W
140 W
31.7% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon W-3245M Core i7-6950X
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series W-3200 --
Model Number W-3245M i7-6950X
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake --
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Broadwell-E
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 LGA2011-v3
Package FCLGA-3647
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4 2400/2133
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x1 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Workstation Desktop
Release Price $5,002.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon W-3245M
Intel
Core i7-6950X
Intel

Family

Xeon W-3245M
Xeon
Core i7-6950X
--

Series

Xeon W-3245M
W-3200
Core i7-6950X
--

Model Number

Xeon W-3245M
W-3245M
Core i7-6950X
i7-6950X

Microarchitecture

Xeon W-3245M
Cascade Lake
Core i7-6950X
--

Core Name

Xeon W-3245M
Cascade Lake SP
Core i7-6950X
Broadwell-E

Socket

Xeon W-3245M
Socket P and LGA-3647
Core i7-6950X
LGA2011-v3

Package

Xeon W-3245M
FCLGA-3647
Core i7-6950X

Memory Type

Xeon W-3245M
DDR4-2933
Core i7-6950X
DDR4 2400/2133

ECC Support

Xeon W-3245M
Yes
Core i7-6950X
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon W-3245M
3.0
Core i7-6950X
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon W-3245M
x16, x8, x4, x1
Core i7-6950X
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon W-3245M
Workstation
Core i7-6950X
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon W-3245M
$5,002.00
Core i7-6950X
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon W-3245M
Yes
Core i7-6950X
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon W-3245M Core i7-6950X
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 246 mm²
Transistor Count -- 3,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon W-3245M
14 nm
Core i7-6950X
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon W-3245M
--
Core i7-6950X
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon W-3245M
--
Core i7-6950X
3,400

Manufacturer

Xeon W-3245M
Intel
Core i7-6950X
Intel

Technology

Xeon W-3245M
CMOS
Core i7-6950X
--

Word Size

Xeon W-3245M
64-bit
Core i7-6950X
64-bit

ISA

Xeon W-3245M
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-6950X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon W-3245M Core i7-6950X
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1250 MHz

GPU

Xeon W-3245M
--
Core i7-6950X
None

GPU Designer

Xeon W-3245M
--
Core i7-6950X
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon W-3245M
--
Core i7-6950X
1250 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon W-3245M Core i7-6950X
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
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