Intel Xeon W-1250E vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-1250E and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon W-1250E

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1250E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2588 vs 1788
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12212 vs 6660

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2588 vs 1788
PassMark - CPU mark	12212 vs 6660

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-1250E
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2588

1788

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12212

6660

Name	Intel Xeon W-1250E	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2588	1788
PassMark - CPU mark	12212	6660
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		376.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		101.686
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5962
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-1250E	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'20	10 January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$286
Place in performance rating	753	747
Processor Number	W-1250E
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YM250BC4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	12 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BE6
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015W	Not included
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)