Intel Xeon W-2255 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-2255		AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
CPU comparison Intel Xeon W-2255 or AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Xeon W-2255 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-2255 was released in Q4/2019. The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS was released in Q1/2024.

Intel Xeon W (83)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
7	Generation	7
Cascade Lake W	Architecture	Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Xeon W-2155	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
Intel Xeon w5-2455X	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon W-2255 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.70 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Xeon W-2255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
10	Cores	6
20	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.70 GHz	Frequency	3.80 GHz
4.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.00 GHz
4.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon W-2255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
--	AI hardware	AMD Ryzen AI
--	AI specifications	AMD Ryzen™ AI

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 760M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.60 GHz
--	GPU Generation	10
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	8
--	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 760M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon W-2255 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon W-2255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
1024 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
93.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
19.25 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
48	PCIe lanes	20
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-2255 has a TDP of 165 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS is 28 W.
Intel Xeon W-2255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
165 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	54 W
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon W-2255 has a 19.25 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS cache has a total of 22.00 MB.
Intel Xeon W-2255	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
14 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 2066	Socket	FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2019	Release date	Q1/2024
778 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-2255 (68%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-2255 (0%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1272 (71%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1802 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1593 (64%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2478 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	99 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	11508 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	10109 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz	2663 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	22217 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	210 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	2265 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	Intel Xeon W-2255 10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	16 (100%)

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