Xeon W-3275M vs W-2150B

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2150B
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 120 Watt
12.91
Xeon W-3275M
2019
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
25.35
+96.4%

Xeon W-3275M outperforms Xeon W-2150B by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking594201
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.07
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency10.1811.70
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date21 December 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,453

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads2056
Base clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3025
L1 cache64K (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)28 MB
L3 cache13.75 MB (shared)38.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)68 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size512 GB2 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 W-2150B 12.91
Xeon W-3275M 25.35
+96.4%

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 W-2150B 20503
Xeon W-3275M 40261
+96.4%

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 W-2150B 1315
+7.9%
Xeon W-3275M 1219

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 W-2150B 8493
Xeon W-3275M 12239
+44.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.91 25.35
Recency 21 December 2017 3 June 2019
Physical cores 10 28
Threads 20 56
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon W-2150B has 70.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3275M, on the other hand, has a 96.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 180% more physical cores and 180% more threads.

The Xeon W-3275M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2150B in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-3275M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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