AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Xeon W-2295

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Xeon W-2295 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
  • Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 61°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 29% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3446 vs 2620
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 Nov 2020 vs 7 Oct 2019
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 32 MB vs 24.75 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3446 vs 2620

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2295

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
  • 20 more threads: 36 vs 16
  • 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
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30721 vs 27909
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 8
Number of threads 36 vs 16
L1 cache 1152 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 18 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 30721 vs 27909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2295

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3446
2620
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
27909
30721
Name AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Intel Xeon W-2295
PassMark - Single thread mark 3446 2620
PassMark - CPU mark 27909 30721
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7634

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Intel Xeon W-2295

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Cascade Lake
Launch date 5 Nov 2020 7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $1333
OPN PIB 100-100000063WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000063
Place in performance rating 516 509
Vertical segment Desktop Workstation
Processor Number W-2295
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1152 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 18 MB
L3 cache 32 MB 24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 61°C
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz 4.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 18
Number of threads 16 36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 1 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4 2933

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 48
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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