Intel Xeon W-2255
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Intel Xeon W-2255 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8270. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Xeon W-2255
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Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
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What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-2255 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8270? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon W-2255 has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 165 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 26 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 205 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

Intel Xeon W-2255 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-2255
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 37% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    165 W left arrow 205 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    71 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • More number of cores

    16 more cores

    26 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    318 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200
  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon W-2155 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.7 GHz left arrow 2.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 26
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 52
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.7 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    4.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (26 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.7 GHz
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.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 and Intel Xeon W-2255. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon W-2255 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    165 W left arrow 205 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-2255 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8270, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake W left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 35.75 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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