AMD EPYC 7252 vs Intel Xeon W-2195

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and Intel Xeon W-2195 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-2195

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 512 GB
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34911 vs 28002

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs September 2017
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	64 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34911 vs 28002

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2195

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2443 vs 2095

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2443 vs 2095

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2195

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

28002

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-2195
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	2443
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	28002

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	Intel Xeon W-2195
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$475
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	759	707
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,767.89
Processor Number		W-2195
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.66
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		66 °C
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