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.

Intel Xeon W-2125

AMD EPYC 7551P

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: 2563 vs 1773
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	2563 vs 1773
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: 38384 vs 10001
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	38384 vs 10001
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

2563

1773

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10001

38384

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	2563	1773
PassMark - CPU mark	10001	38384
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	1133	1150
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™)