Intel Xeon W-2125 vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2125 and AMD EPYC 7551P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2125

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2564 vs 1770
  • Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1056 vs 609
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2564 vs 1770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1056 vs 609

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
  • 56 more threads: 64 vs 8
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38126 vs 10054
  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6648 vs 4624
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 4
Number of threads 64 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 38126 vs 10054
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6648 vs 4624

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2125
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2564
1770
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10054
38126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1056
609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4624
6648
Name Intel Xeon W-2125 AMD EPYC 7551P
PassMark - Single thread mark 2564 1770
PassMark - CPU mark 10054 38126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1056 609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4624 6648

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2125 AMD EPYC 7551P

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Zen
Launch date Q3'17 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1216 1235
Processor Number W-2125
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.00 GHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 64
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 32
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 8 64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s 341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2066 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 180 Watt
Socket Count 1P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 x128
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

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™)