AMD EPYC 3451 vs Intel Xeon W-2145

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and Intel Xeon W-2145 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 3451

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 50% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 70
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 18187
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 70
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 vs 18187

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2597 vs 1700
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2597 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2145

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1700
2597
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19532
18187
Name AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon W-2145
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 2597
PassMark - CPU mark 19532 18187
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8333

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3451 Intel Xeon W-2145

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen (Snowy Owl) Skylake
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 Q3'17
Place in performance rating 1186 1018
Processor Number W-2145
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.15 GHz 3.70 GHz
Die size 2x 213 mm²
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core)
L3 cache 32MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 70
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 16 8
Number of threads 32 16
Transistor count 4,800 million
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

Configurable TDP 80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 64 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)