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Intel Xeon W-2255 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Xeon W-2255
Intel Xeon W-2255
Released
Q3/2018
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-2255 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon W-2255 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2019.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 250 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

Intel Xeon W-2255 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-2255
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    130 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11% better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    165 W left arrow 250 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2255 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    93 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    113 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    164 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    113 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    103 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.4 times more cores

    24 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    272 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    529 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    96 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    23 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    5 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    181 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    34 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    117 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    133 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
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 Xeon W left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon W-2155 left arrow --
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
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 24
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 48
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon W-2255 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 250 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-2255 and Intel Xeon W-2255, 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 AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake W left arrow Colfax (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow TR4 (SP3r2)
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q3/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon W-2255 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

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
210
Intel Xeon W-2255
173
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
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
2265
Intel Xeon W-2255
4324
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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