Xeon W-2175 vs Gold 6146

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6146
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 165 Watt
14.67
Xeon W-2175
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 140 Watt
14.71
+0.3%

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking486483
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.606.78
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency8.419.94
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)15 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,286$1,947

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2175 has 88% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6146.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2428
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3225
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175. 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++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB512 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175.

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 Gold 6146 14.67
Xeon W-2175 14.71
+0.3%

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.

Xeon Gold 6146 23296
Xeon W-2175 23362
+0.3%

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.

Xeon Gold 6146 1192
Xeon W-2175 1211
+1.6%

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.

Xeon Gold 6146 8856
+7.5%
Xeon W-2175 8235

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.67 14.71
Recency 11 July 2017 15 October 2017
Physical cores 12 14
Threads 24 28
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon W-2175 has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and 17.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon W-2175.


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