Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs Intel Xeon W-2155

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 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 Gold 5217

Intel Xeon W-2155

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 68
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25455 vs 21032

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 68
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25455 vs 21032

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2605 vs 2089

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2605 vs 2089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2155

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

2605

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25455

21032

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon W-2155
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	2605
PassMark - CPU mark	25455	21032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9442

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon W-2155
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1522
Place in performance rating	800	870
Processor Number	5217	W-2155
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	68
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	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)	115 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)