Intel U300 vs Intel Xeon W-2245

Comparative analysis of Intel U300 and Intel Xeon W-2245 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel U300

Intel Xeon W-2245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel U300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 69% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 59°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
10.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3064 vs 2733

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 7 Oct 2019
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 59°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3064 vs 2733

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2245

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 5
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 28% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1677721.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2162688x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19446 vs 8432

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 5
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1.25MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB vs 8MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19446 vs 8432

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel U300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3064

2733

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8432

19446

Name	Intel U300	Intel Xeon W-2245
PassMark - Single thread mark	3064	2733
PassMark - CPU mark	8432	19446

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel U300	Intel Xeon W-2245
Essentials
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$667
Place in performance rating	699	698
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		W-2245
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Workstation
Performance
Base frequency	1200 MHz	3.90 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1.25MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	8MB (shared)	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	59°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	5	8
Number of threads	6	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4 2933
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1744	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	155 Watt
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)	x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)