AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Xeon W-3175X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Xeon W-3175X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

Intel Xeon W-3175X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 85°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 255 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3233 vs 2148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs October 2018
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 85°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	96 MB vs 38.5 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 255 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3233 vs 2148

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3175X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 8
40 more threads: 56 vs 16
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37167 vs 28302

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	28 vs 8
Number of threads	56 vs 16
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	37167 vs 28302

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3175X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3233

2148

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28302

37167

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Xeon W-3175X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3233	2148
PassMark - CPU mark	28302	37167
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7303
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1136
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		23343

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	October 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$449
OPN PIB	100-100000651WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000651
Place in performance rating	554	532
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		W-3175X
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	96 MB	38.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	85°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	28
Number of threads	16	56
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	6
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	255 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
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
Speed Shift technology
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot