Xeon W-2255 vs Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
Xeon W-2255
2019
10 cores / 20 threads, 165 Watt
14.10
+99.7%

Xeon W-2255 outperforms Xeon Silver 4208 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1003523
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.08no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.868.09
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 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 speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MBno data
L3 cache11 MB19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °C62 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Xeon W-2255.

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 Silver 4208 7.06
Xeon W-2255 14.10
+99.7%

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 11215
Xeon W-2255 22394
+99.7%

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.

Xeon Silver 4208 924
Xeon W-2255 1557
+68.5%

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 Silver 4208 4812
Xeon W-2255 9447
+96.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 14.10
Recency 2 April 2019 1 October 2019
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has 94.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-2255, on the other hand, has a 99.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Xeon W-2255 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4208 in performance tests.


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