Ryzen 7 7800X vs Xeon W-2155

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	558	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.47	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	8.98	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Zen 4
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,440	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB (shared)	96 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	484 mm2	71+122 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	68 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2066	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	512 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Ryzen 7 7800X.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	120 Watt

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