Xeon W-2265 vs W-2155

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	556	397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.72	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	8.97	9.38
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,440	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2265 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	20	24
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	640 KB	no data
L2 cache	10 MB	no data
L3 cache	13.75 MB (shared)	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	61 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	68 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2265 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2265 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	-	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2265 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 W-2265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	512 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	93.85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Xeon W-2265.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.77	16.97
Recency	29 August 2017	1 October 2019
Physical cores	10	12
Threads	20	24
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	165 Watt

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