Xeon Gold 6140 vs W-2295

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2295
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
19.35
+25.7%
Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.39

Xeon W-2295 outperforms Xeon Gold 6140 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking298453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.81
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency11.0910.40
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,445

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads3636
Base clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data1.125 MB
L2 cacheno data18 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature61 °C91 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140 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-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140.

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-2295 19.35
+25.7%
Xeon Gold 6140 15.39

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-2295 30735
+25.7%
Xeon Gold 6140 24445

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-2295 1517
+38%
Xeon Gold 6140 1099

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-2295 11039
+29.8%
Xeon Gold 6140 8502

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.35 15.39
Recency 1 October 2019 25 April 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon W-2295 has a 25.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Xeon Gold 6140, on the other hand, has 17.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2295 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6140 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Gold 6140, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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