Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs Intel Xeon W-2245

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 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 Xeon Gold 6234

Intel Xeon W-2245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 59°C
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29842 vs 19458

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 59°C
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 16.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29842 vs 19458

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2245

Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2734 vs 2389

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2734 vs 2389

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2389

2734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29842

19458

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon W-2245
PassMark - Single thread mark	2389	2734
PassMark - CPU mark	29842	19458

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon W-2245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613	$667
Place in performance rating	703	700
Processor Number	6234	W-2245
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Workstation
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.90 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	16.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	59°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		93.85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)