Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs Intel Xeon W-3265

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and Intel Xeon W-3265 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 6254

Intel Xeon W-3265

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53981 vs 30105

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53981 vs 30105

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2572 vs 2338

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jun 2019 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1.125 MB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 18 MB
L3 cache	33 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2572 vs 2338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2572

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53981

30105

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon W-3265
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2572
PassMark - CPU mark	53981	30105

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon W-3265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	3 Jun 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3803	$3349
Place in performance rating	340	534
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		W-3265
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.125 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C	78 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	18	24
Number of threads	36	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	131.13 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)