AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon W-2175 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7252

Intel Xeon W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 512 GB
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34911 vs 23322

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34911 vs 23322

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2471 vs 2095

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2471 vs 2095

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2471

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

23322

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	2471
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	23322

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$475
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	758	750
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		W-2175
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
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
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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