Intel Xeon W-2123 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2123 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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).

Intel Xeon W-2123

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2123

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 1914
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8472 vs 6154

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192 vs 1914
PassMark - CPU mark	8472 vs 6154

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 65
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3685 vs 952
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9949 vs 4082

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 65
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3685 vs 952
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9949 vs 4082

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2123
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2192

1914

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8472

6154

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

952

3685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4082

9949

Name	Intel Xeon W-2123	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192	1914
PassMark - CPU mark	8472	6154
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	952	3685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4082	9949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2123	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1420	1421
Processor Number	W-2123
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD120BBBM4KAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	65	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
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™)