Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 vs Intel Xeon W-2155

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Intel Xeon W-2155 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Intel Xeon W-2155

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 10
20 more threads: 40 vs 20
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 68
3x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39294 vs 21032

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 10
Number of threads	40 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 68
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39294 vs 21032

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2605 vs 2089

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2605 vs 2089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2155

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

2605

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39294

21032

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4	Intel Xeon W-2155
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	2605
PassMark - CPU mark	39294	21032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9442

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4	Intel Xeon W-2155
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	604	870
Processor Number	E5-2698V4	W-2155
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	68
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	20	10
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	40	20
VID voltage range	0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)