Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G vs Xeon W-2255
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2255 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 637 | 760 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 3.27 | 7.32 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 1 October 2019 (6 years ago) | 7 May 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2255 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 62 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2255 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2255 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G. 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 | - | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2255 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2255 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| 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-2255 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 93.85 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2255 and Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.76 | 11.26 |
| Recency | 1 October 2019 | 7 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon W-2255 has a 13.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-2255 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2255 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G is a desktop one.
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