Intel Xeon Gold 5215 vs Intel Xeon W-2155

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5215 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5215

  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 68
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
  • Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22066 vs 21019
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 77°C vs 68
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22066 vs 21019

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2604 vs 1953
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2604 vs 1953

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2155

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1953
2604
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22066
21019
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Intel Xeon W-2155
PassMark - Single thread mark 1953 2604
PassMark - CPU mark 22066 21019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9442

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Intel Xeon W-2155

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $1221
Place in performance rating 915 870
Processor Number 5215 W-2155
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 640 KB
L2 cache 10 MB
L3 cache 13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C 68
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 10 10
Number of threads 20 20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2 0
64 bit support
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 1 TB 512 GB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S 1S Only
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1 2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)