AMD EPYC 3151 vs Intel Xeon W-2133

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and Intel Xeon W-2133 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

  • Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 65
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 65
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2133

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2261 vs 1883
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12656 vs 8376
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2261 vs 1883
PassMark - CPU mark 12656 vs 8376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2133

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1883
2261
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8376
12656
Name AMD EPYC 3151 Intel Xeon W-2133
PassMark - Single thread mark 1883 2261
PassMark - CPU mark 8376 12656
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 961
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5938

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3151 Intel Xeon W-2133

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Skylake
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 1267 1255
Processor Number W-2133
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.60 GHz
Die size 213 mm²
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core)
L3 cache 16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 65
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only) x4, x8, x16
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)