Intel Xeon W-2145 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2145 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 W-2145

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2610 vs 2190

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610 vs 2190

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 70
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49692 vs 18171
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4419 vs 1088
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 36691 vs 8333

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 70
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49692 vs 18171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4419 vs 1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	36691 vs 8333

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2145
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2610

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18171

49692

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1088

4419

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8333

36691

Name	Intel Xeon W-2145	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2610	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	18171	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1088	4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8333	36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2145	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	July 2017
Place in performance rating	931	24
Processor Number	W-2145	6154
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,809
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	16	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0	3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		25344 KB (shared)
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	200 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)