Intel Xeon W-2255 vs W-2175

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2175
15.26
+5%

W-2175 outperforms W-2255 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking400438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money27.9319.65
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date15 October 2017 (6 years old)1 October 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,947no data
Current price$397 (0.2x MSRP)$831
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2175 has 42% better value for money than Xeon W-2255.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2820
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data62 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255 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
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGX--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size512 GB1 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255.

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-2175 15.26
+5%
Xeon W-2255 14.53

W-2175 outperforms W-2255 by 5% 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-2175 23432
+5%
Xeon W-2255 22321

W-2175 outperforms W-2255 by 5% 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-2175 1229
Xeon W-2255 1550
+26.1%

W-2255 outperforms W-2175 by 26% 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-2175 8433
Xeon W-2255 9345
+10.8%

W-2255 outperforms W-2175 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.26 14.53
Recency 15 October 2017 1 October 2019
Physical cores 14 10
Threads 28 20
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 165 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2175 and Xeon W-2255. The differences in performance seem too small.


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