Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 vs Intel Xeon W-2155

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 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 Platinum 8253

Intel Xeon W-2155

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 68
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30507 vs 21032

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 68
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30507 vs 21032

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2605 vs 1754

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2605 vs 1754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2155

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

2605

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30507

21032

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon W-2155
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	2605
PassMark - CPU mark	30507	21032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9442

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253	Intel Xeon W-2155
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3566
Place in performance rating	893	871
Processor Number	8253	W-2155
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	68
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of threads	32	20
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
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)	125 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	S8S	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® 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)