Intel Xeon W-3245 vs AMD Opteron X3216

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-3245 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Opteron X3216
Intel Xeon W-3245 AMD Opteron X3216

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-3245 or AMD Opteron X3216 - 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 Xeon W-3245 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3245 was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3216 was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD Opteron (4)
Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17) CPU group AMD Opteron X3000 (3)
7 Generation 0
Cascade Lake W Architecture Toronto (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon W-3345 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-3245 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3245 is 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Opteron X3216 is at 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-3245 Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon W-3245 Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon W-3245 or AMD Opteron X3216 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto)
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 0
Technology
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-3245 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The AMD Opteron X3216 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon W-3245 Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
22.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 8
63.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-3245 is 205 W, while the AMD Opteron X3216 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon W-3245 Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-3245 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The AMD Opteron X3216 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-3245 Characteristic AMD Opteron X3216
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, AMD-Vt
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2015
1990 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3245 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 (39%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3245 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 (6%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
1164 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
456 (39%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
16108 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
751 (5%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
1369 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
533 (39%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
11698 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
764 (7%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
30307 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
1475 (5%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz
437 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
7444 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon W-3245 Intel Xeon W-3245
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
410 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-3245 AMD Opteron X3216
Apple Mac Pro (2019) Unknown

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