AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Intel Xeon W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2972 vs 2472

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972 vs 2472

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23413 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23413 vs 13220

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2972

2472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13220

23413

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972	2472
PassMark - CPU mark	13220	23413
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11613

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$799
OPN PIB	100-100000059WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000059
Place in performance rating	489	780
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Processor Number		W-2175
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	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	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	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® 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