Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs W-2255

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2255
14.53

Gold 5218R outperforms W-2255 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking438366
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money19.6514.33
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 October 2019 (4 years old)24 February 2020 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,273
Current price$831 $1407 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2255 has 37% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5218R.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2040
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data1.25 MB
L2 cacheno data20 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB27.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature62 °C87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R. 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++
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
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-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 5218R.

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-2255 14.53
Xeon Gold 5218R 16.11
+10.9%

Gold 5218R outperforms W-2255 by 11% 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-2255 22321
Xeon Gold 5218R 24742
+10.8%

Gold 5218R outperforms W-2255 by 11% 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-2255 1550
+18.1%
Xeon Gold 5218R 1313

W-2255 outperforms Gold 5218R by 18% 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-2255 9345
+10.9%
Xeon Gold 5218R 8423

W-2255 outperforms Gold 5218R by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.53 16.11
Recency 1 October 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 10 20
Threads 20 40
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 125 Watt

The Xeon Gold 5218R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2255 in performance tests.


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