Xeon W-2195 vs Gold 6154

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6154
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 200 Watt
18.71
+2.2%

Xeon Gold 6154 outperforms Xeon W-2195 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon W-2195 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking334346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.767.35
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency8.5311.92
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)29 September 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,543$2,553

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2195 has 54% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6154.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon W-2195 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3023
L1 cache1.125 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache18 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature82 °C66 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon W-2195 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)
SocketFCLGA3647Socket R4
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon W-2195. 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 6154 and Xeon W-2195 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 6154 and Xeon W-2195 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon W-2195. 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 6154 and Xeon W-2195.

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 6154 18.71
+2.2%
Xeon W-2195 18.30

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 6154 28632
+2.2%
Xeon W-2195 28005

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 6154 1195
Xeon W-2195 1329
+11.2%

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 6154 9571
Xeon W-2195 9746
+1.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.71 18.30
Recency 25 April 2017 29 September 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon Gold 6154 has a 2.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon W-2195, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6154 and Xeon W-2195.


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