Xeon Gold 6328H vs W-2255

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 6328H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	516	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	8.08	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 6328H 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	20	32
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	22 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	62 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 6328H 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	4
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 6328H. 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	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 6328H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
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-2255 and Xeon Gold 6328H 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 6328H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2255 and Xeon Gold 6328H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	10	16
Threads	20	32

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