Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 vs W-2155

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2155
13.68
+1.2%

W-2155 outperforms E5-2697 v4 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking473485
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money20.8927.33
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date29 August 2017 (6 years old)20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,440$2,702
Current price$430 (0.3x MSRP)$66 (0x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 has 31% better value for money than Xeon W-2155.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads2036
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4.5 MB
L3 cache13.75 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)68 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bit46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size512 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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.

Xeon W-2155 13.68
+1.2%
Xeon E5-2697 v4 13.52

W-2155 outperforms E5-2697 v4 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon W-2155 21019
+1.3%
Xeon E5-2697 v4 20758

W-2155 outperforms E5-2697 v4 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon W-2155 1344
+29.2%
Xeon E5-2697 v4 1040

W-2155 outperforms E5-2697 v4 by 29% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon W-2155 8517
+5.9%
Xeon E5-2697 v4 8039

W-2155 outperforms E5-2697 v4 by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.68 13.52
Recency 29 August 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 10 18
Threads 20 36
Cost $1440 $2702
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 145 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2155 and Xeon E5-2697 v4. The differences in performance seem too small.


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