Intel Xeon W-2155 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2155 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

  • 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: 2604 vs 2189
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 2604 vs 2189

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
  • 16 more threads: 36 vs 20
  • Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 68
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50054 vs 21019
  • 4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4419 vs 1104
  • 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 36691 vs 9442
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 10
Number of threads 36 vs 20
Maximum core temperature 82°C vs 68
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 50054 vs 21019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4419 vs 1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 36691 vs 9442

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2155
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2604
2189
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21019
50054
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1104
4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
9442
36691
Name Intel Xeon W-2155 Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark 2604 2189
PassMark - CPU mark 21019 50054
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1104 4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9442 36691

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2155 Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q3'17 July 2017
Place in performance rating 870 24
Processor Number W-2155 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 3.30 GHz 3.00 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 68 82°C
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 10 18
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 20 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)