Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 vs Intel Xeon W-2135

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Intel Xeon W-2135 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Intel Xeon W-2135

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 64 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2609 vs 2242
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14395 vs 8066
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1072 vs 923
Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6403 vs 3673

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609 vs 2242
PassMark - CPU mark	14395 vs 8066
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072 vs 923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6403 vs 3673

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2135

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2242

2609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8066

14395

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

923

1072

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3673

6403

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5	Intel Xeon W-2135
PassMark - Single thread mark	2242	2609
PassMark - CPU mark	8066	14395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	923	1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3673	6403
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5	Intel Xeon W-2135
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'15	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1136	1125
Processor Number	E3-1245V5	W-2135
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Maximum core temperature		64
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)