Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs Intel Xeon W-2195

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 and Intel Xeon W-2195 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Intel Xeon W-2195

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 66 °C
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28888 vs 27907

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 66 °C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28888 vs 27907

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2195

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2443 vs 2402

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2443 vs 2402

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2195

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

2443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28888

27907

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon W-2195
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	2443
PassMark - CPU mark	28888	27907

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon W-2195
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'19	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613
Place in performance rating	603	602
Processor Number	6234	W-2195
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,767.89
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.66
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	66 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	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)	130 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)
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	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)