Intel Core i7-3740QM vs Intel Xeon W-3245

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3740QM CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-3245
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Xeon W-3245

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3740QM or Intel Xeon W-3245 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-3740QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3740QM was released in Q3/2012.

The Intel Xeon W-3245 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3245 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17)
3 Generation 7
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Cascade Lake W
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon W-3345

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3740QM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3740QM is 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Xeon W-3245 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3245 is at 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Core i7-3740QM Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3245
4 Cores 16
8 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-3740QM Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3245
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-3740QM or Intel Xeon W-3245 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3740QM can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon W-3245 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-3740QM Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3245
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 64
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-3740QM is 45 W, while the Intel Xeon W-3245 has a TDP of 205 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-3740QM Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3245
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3740QM is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon W-3245 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-3740QM Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3245
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
PGA 988 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2019
3803 $ Release price 1990 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3740QM (60%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3740QM (20%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
771 (66%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
1164 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
3079 (19%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
16108 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
739 (54%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
1369 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2521 (22%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
11698 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
5739 (19%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
30307 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
437 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
7444 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Core i7-3740QM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
1700 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3740QM Intel Xeon W-3245
Unknown Apple Mac Pro (2019)

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