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Intel Core i9-7980XE vs Intel Xeon W-2155. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Intel Core i9-7980XE
Released
Q3/2017
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Intel Xeon W-2155
Intel Xeon W-2155

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-7980XE or Intel Xeon W-2155? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-7980XE has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Intel Xeon W-2155 has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    94 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    8 times more cores

    18 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7980XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    45 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    37 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    374 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    77 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    12 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    180 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    39 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    21 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    141 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    9 place
Intel Xeon W-2155 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-2155
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    478 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.85 times less performance per watt

    140 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2155 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    157 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    140 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    433 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    488 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-7980XE Intel Core i9-7980XE
Intel Xeon W-2155 Intel Xeon W-2155
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000X left arrow Intel Xeon W-2100/3100
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon W-2255
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    18 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    36 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon W-2155 and Intel Core i9-7980XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 512 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-7980XE and Intel Xeon W-2155 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 140 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-7980XE and Intel Core i9-7980XE, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 13.75 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X left arrow Skylake W
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-7980XE and Intel Xeon W-2155.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
184
Intel Core i9-7980XE
193
Intel Xeon W-2155
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3455
Intel Core i9-7980XE
2021
Intel Xeon W-2155
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1176
Intel Core i9-7980XE
1108
Intel Xeon W-2155
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
16495
Intel Core i9-7980XE
9389
Intel Xeon W-2155
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
27650
Intel Core i9-7980XE
21894
Intel Xeon W-2155

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