Intel Xeon W-2195 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2195 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-2195

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2195

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2443 vs 2190

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2017 vs July 2017
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2443 vs 2190

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 66 °C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49692 vs 27907

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 66 °C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49692 vs 27907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2195
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2443

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27907

49692

Name	Intel Xeon W-2195	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2443	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	27907	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2195	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	September 2017	July 2017
Place in performance rating	602	24
Price now	$2,767.89	$3,809
Processor Number	W-2195	6154
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.66	2.14
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared)	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	18	18
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	36	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0	3
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)