Xeon W-2255 vs Platinum 8276L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon W-2255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data8.09
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$16,616no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads5620
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.75 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache38.5 MB19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °C62 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon W-2255. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon W-2255 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 Platinum 8276L and Xeon W-2255 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size4.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon W-2255.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 1 October 2019
Physical cores 28 10
Threads 56 20

Xeon Platinum 8276L has 180% more physical cores and 180% more threads.

Xeon W-2255, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon W-2255. We've got no test results to judge.


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