Pentium 3825U vs Xeon W-2155

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	558	2547
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.52	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	8.97	5.55
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,440	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U 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	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	20	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	13.75 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	68 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U 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	FCLGA2066	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	512 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	850 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium 3825U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.27	0.88
Recency	29 August 2017	1 March 2015
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

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