Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs Intel Xeon W-2295

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 and Intel Xeon W-2295 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 6244

Intel Xeon W-2295

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 61°C
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32648 vs 30841

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 61°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32648 vs 30841

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2295

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2634 vs 2575

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2634 vs 2575

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2295

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2575

2634

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32648

30841

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon W-2295
PassMark - Single thread mark	2575	2634
PassMark - CPU mark	32648	30841

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon W-2295
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3412	$1333
Place in performance rating	593	590
Processor Number	6244	W-2295
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Workstation
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L1 cache		1152 KB
L2 cache		18 MB
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		93.85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)