Xeon Max 9480 vs W-2195

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Max 9480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	356	24
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.93	0.03
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	11.92	14.40
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)
Release date	29 September 2017 (7 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,553	$12,980

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2195 has 23000% better value for money than Xeon Max 9480.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Max 9480 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	36	112
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Max 9480 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)	2
Socket	Socket R4	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Max 9480. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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-2195 and Xeon Max 9480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
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-2195 and Xeon Max 9480 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2195 and Xeon Max 9480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
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-2195 and Xeon Max 9480.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.63	53.24
Recency	29 September 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	18	56
Threads	36	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	350 Watt

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