A hardware leaker known on Twitter as momomo_us, who was spot on with specifications for Intel's Cascade Lake-X chips, has revealed alleged specifications for Intel's Xeon W 2200-series -- codename Glacier Falls W -- workstation processor lineup.
This generation of Intel Xeon W processors is segmented into two groups. The Cascade Lake W (CSL-W) processors, which came out in June, pack up to 28 cores and use the LGA 3647 CPU socket. The Glacier Falls W chips, which Intel has yet to officially announce, reportedly max out at 18 cores and will continue to slot into the LGA 2066 socket.
Glacier Falls W vs. Skylake W Specs
| Processor | Cores / Threads | Base Clock | MSRP |
| Intel Xeon W-2295* | 18 / 36 | 3.0 GHz | $1,333 |
| Intel Xeon W-2195 | 18 / 36 | 2.3 GHz | $2,553 |
| Intel Xeon W-2275* | 14 / 28 | ? | $1,112 |
| Intel Xeon W-2175 | 14 / 28 | 2.5 GHz | $1,947 |
| Intel Xeon W-2265* | 12 / 24 | 3.5 GHz | $944 |
| Intel Xeon W-2255* | 10 / 20 | 3.7 GHz | $778 |
| Intel Xeon W-2155 | 10 / 20 | 3.3 GHz | $1,440 |
| Intel Xeon W-2245* | 8 / 16 | ? | $667 |
| Intel Xeon W-2145 | 8 / 16 | 3.7 GHz | $1,113 |
| Intel Xeon W-2235* | 6 / 12 | ? | $555 |
| Intel Xeon W-2135 | 6 / 12 | 3.7 GHz | $835 |
| Intel Xeon W-2133 | 6 / 12 | 3.6 GHz | $617 |
| Intel Xeon W-2225* | 4 / 8 | ? | $444 |
| Intel Xeon W-2125 | 4 / 8 | 4 GHz | $444 |
| Intel Xeon W-2223* | 4 / 8 | 3.6 GHz | $294 |
| Intel Xeon W-2123 | 4 / 8 | 3.6 GHz | $294 |
*Specifications are not confirmed.
Starting with the obvious, the new Glacier Falls W processors chips will seemingly arrive with generally higher base clock speeds than their predecessors, the Skylake W line. According to the leaker, the base clocks for the upcoming Xeon W-2295 and Xeon W-2255 CPUs are up to 700 MHz and 400 MHz higher than the Xeon W-2195 and Xeon W-2155, respectively. On the other hand, the Glacier Falls W-based Xeon W-2223 will allegedly have the same 3.6 GHz base clock as its predecessor. The Xeon W-2265 is a newcomer as Intel didn't offer a 12-core Xeon W chip in the past.
VideoCardz has leaked the pricing for the new Intel Xeon W parts. In general, the prices for Glacier Falls W are significantly lower than the previous generation. Some models, such as the Xeon W-2225 and W-2123 seemingly preserve the same price tag as their older counterparts.
For the time being, only the Xeon W-2295 has appeared in the Geekbench database. The Xeon W-2295 seemingly delivers 5.3% and 9.1% higher single-and mulit-core performance than the Xeon W-2195. However, it's important to note that the Xeon W-2195 system was running faster memory, so the difference in actual CPU performance could be slightly lower than reported.
We've yet to hear a time frame as to when Intel will replace its aging Skylake W CPUs with Glacier Falls W chips. Today's leak could indicate that the new workstation processors aren't too far away.
