Xeon W-2255 vs EPYC 7401P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401P
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 155 Watt
17.97
+27.4%
Xeon W-2255
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 165 Watt
14.10

EPYC 7401P outperforms Xeon W-2255 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401P and Xeon W-2255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking343523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.77no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency10.008.09
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)no data
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,075no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401P 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads4820
Base clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache2.25 MBno data
L2 cache12 MBno data
L3 cache64 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data62 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketTR4FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)155 W, 170 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon W-2255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7401P and Xeon W-2255 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon W-2255 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon W-2255.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

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.

EPYC 7401P 17.97
+27.4%
Xeon W-2255 14.10

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.

EPYC 7401P 28546
+27.5%
Xeon W-2255 22394

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.

EPYC 7401P 787
Xeon W-2255 1557
+97.8%

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.

EPYC 7401P 4666
Xeon W-2255 9447
+102%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.97 14.10
Recency 20 June 2017 1 October 2019
Physical cores 24 10
Threads 48 20
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 165 Watt

EPYC 7401P has a 27.4% higher aggregate performance score, 140% more physical cores and 140% more threads, and 6.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2255, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The EPYC 7401P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2255 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7401P and Xeon W-2255, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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