Intel Core i9-7960X vs Intel Xeon W-2155

Intel Core i9-7960X $1,699
Intel Xeon W-2155 $1,440
16 Cores
32 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
10 Cores
20 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 2066
Socket
LGA 2066
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 5% slower vs Xeon W-2155
  • 5% faster vs Core i9-7960X
Core i9-7960X - GB6S 1,280
x1
Xeon W-2155 - GB6S 1,345
x1.05

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 17% faster vs Xeon W-2155
  • 14% slower vs Core i9-7960X
Core i9-7960X - GB6M 10,060
x1.17
Xeon W-2155 - GB6M 8,625
x1
  • Same Performance vs Xeon W-2155
  • Same Performance vs Core i9-7960X
Core i9-7960X - 85.3GB/s
x1
Xeon W-2155 - 85.3GB/s
x1
  • 18% higher vs Xeon W-2155
  • 15% lower vs Core i9-7960X
Core i9-7960X - 165W
x1.18
Xeon W-2155 - 140W
x1
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Skylake
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Core 7th Gen
Family
Xeon 1
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Skylake-X
Skylake-SP-HCC
Codename
Skylake-W
Skylake-SP-LCC
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
9/25/2017
Release Date
8/29/2017
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
14nm
Node
14nm
Die Size
484 mm²
Die Size
322 mm²
Transistor Count
8.3 Billion
Transistor Count
5.5 Billion
16 Cores
10 Cores
32 Threads
20 Threads
2.8GHz
4.4GHz Boost
3.3GHz
4.5GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
L3
22MB Shared
11-way set associative
L3
13.8MB Shared
11-way set associative
Channels
4
Channels
4
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
512GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
TDP
165W
TDP
140W
Temp
98°C Max
-
Temp
-
68°C TCase
PCIe 3.0 x44 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x48 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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