Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Intel Xeon W-3345

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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-3345
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Xeon W-3345

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U or Intel Xeon W-3345 - 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 Ultra 7 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Xeon W-3345 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3345 was released in Q3/2021.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (11) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group Intel Xeon W-3300 (5)
1 Generation 8
Meteor Lake U Architecture Ice Lake W
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-3245
-- Successor Intel Xeon w7-3445

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz). The Intel Xeon W-3345 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3345
12 Cores 24
14 Threads 48
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz (4.00 GHz)
1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3345
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
2.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 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 Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3345 can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3345
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory DDR4-3200
96 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
12.00 MB L2 Cache 30.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 36.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 64
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon W-3345 is 250 W.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3345
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 250 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon W-3345 cache has a total of 66.00 MB.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3345
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 2049 Socket LGA 4189
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q3/2021
-- Release price 2499 $
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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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-3345 Intel Xeon W-3345
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3345 Intel Xeon W-3345
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
48283 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Xeon W-3345
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