Xeon W-2255 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.59
Xeon W-2255
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 165 Watt
14.63
+7.7%

Xeon W-2255 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon W-2255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking569516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency82.618.09
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)no data
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C62 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon W-2255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
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+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon W-2255.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2048

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 13.59
Xeon W-2255 14.63
+7.7%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20800
Xeon W-2255 22397
+7.7%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 1761
+12.9%
Xeon W-2255 1560

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 7451
Xeon W-2255 9492
+27.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.59 14.63
Recency 19 April 2022 1 October 2019
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has an age advantage of 2 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1000% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2255, on the other hand, has a 7.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon W-2255.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a notebook processor while Xeon W-2255 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Xeon W-2255, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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