Intel Xeon W-2140B vs W-2155

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2155
13.68
+21.5%

W-2155 outperforms W-2140B by 21% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2140B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking473612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money20.89no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon W
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date29 August 2017 (6 years old)21 December 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,440no data
Current price$430 (0.3x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2140B 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB (shared)11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2484 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)68 °C70 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2140B 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA20662066
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2140B. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2140B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2140B 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 Xeon W-2140B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size512 GB512 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2140B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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
+21.5%
Xeon W-2140B 11.26

W-2155 outperforms W-2140B by 21% 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
+21.5%
Xeon W-2140B 17301

W-2155 outperforms W-2140B by 21% 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
+2.6%
Xeon W-2140B 1310

W-2155 outperforms W-2140B by 3% 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
+12.8%
Xeon W-2140B 7550

W-2155 outperforms W-2140B by 13% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.68 11.26
Recency 29 August 2017 21 December 2017
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 120 Watt

The Xeon W-2155 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2140B in performance tests.


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