Pentium N3530 vs Xeon W-2155

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2155
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 140 Watt
11.93
+1708%

Xeon W-2155 outperforms Pentium N3530 by a whopping 1708% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7022930
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.51no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.603.72
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date29 August 2017 (8 years ago)23 February 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,440no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads204
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.58 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache64K (per core)224 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache13.75 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)68 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2066FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size512 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data896 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Pentium N3530.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes484
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon W-2155 11.93
+1708%
Pentium N3530 0.66

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon W-2155 20960
+1704%
Samples: 143
Pentium N3530 1162
Samples: 507

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.

Xeon W-2155 1384
+648%
Pentium N3530 185

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.

Xeon W-2155 8749
+1551%
Pentium N3530 530

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.93 0.66
Recency 29 August 2017 23 February 2014
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 7 Watt

Xeon W-2155 has a 1707.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium N3530, on the other hand, has 1900% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon W-2155 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium N3530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2155 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3530 is a notebook one.

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