Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon W-2155

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 6242

Intel Xeon W-2155

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37742 vs 21110

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	37742 vs 21110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2594 vs 2197

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2594 vs 2197

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2155

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2197

2594

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37742

21110

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon W-2155
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197	2594
PassMark - CPU mark	37742	21110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9442

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon W-2155
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	729	971
Processor Number	6242	W-2155
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of QPI Links	3	0
Number of threads	32	20
Unlocked
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		68
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
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)