AMD Ryzen 9 3800X vs Intel Xeon W-3175X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3800X and Intel Xeon W-3175X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Intel Xeon W-3175X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 255 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2718 vs 2148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 255 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718 vs 2148

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3175X

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
24 more threads: 56 vs 32
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1261568x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37167 vs 23174

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 32
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared) vs 32MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	37167 vs 23174

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3175X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2718

2148

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23174

37167

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	Intel Xeon W-3175X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718	2148
PassMark - CPU mark	23174	37167
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1136
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		23343

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	December 2019	October 2018
Place in performance rating	556	461
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		W-3175X
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.10 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	7 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32MB	38.5 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	28
Number of threads	32	56
Transistor count	19,200 million	8000 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	255 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Advanced Technologies
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot