Xeon W-2255 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Place in the ranking	798	522
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	13.96	8.04
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	62 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket AM4	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 9.64

Xeon W-2255 14.10
+46.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 15309

Xeon W-2255 22394
+46.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 1112

Xeon W-2255 1560
+40.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 5344

Xeon W-2255 9460
+77%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.64	14.10
Recency	6 September 2018	1 October 2019
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2255, on the other hand, has a 46.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Xeon W-2255 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 is a desktop processor while Xeon W-2255 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon W-2255, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.