Xeon Silver 4110 vs W-2155

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2155
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 140 Watt
13.52
+106%
Xeon Silver 4110
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
6.56

Xeon W-2155 outperforms Xeon Silver 4110 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5591047
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.626.19
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency8.977.17
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,440$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2155 has 23% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4110.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3321
L1 cache640 KB512 KB
L2 cache10 MB8 MB
L3 cache13.75 MB (shared)11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)68 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110. 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 States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size512 GB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon Silver 4110.

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 W-2155 13.52
+106%
Xeon Silver 4110 6.56

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-2155 21070
+106%
Xeon Silver 4110 10220

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-2155 1355
+69.4%
Xeon Silver 4110 800

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-2155 8685
+90.1%
Xeon Silver 4110 4569

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.52 6.56
Recency 29 August 2017 11 July 2017
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon W-2155 has a 106.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4110, on the other hand, has 64.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2155 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4110 in performance tests.


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