Intel Xeon W-2135 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2135 and AMD EPYC 7551 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-2135

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2607 vs 1742

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2607 vs 1742

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56671 vs 14440
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2956 vs 1072
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 20125 vs 6403

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	56671 vs 14440
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2956 vs 1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20125 vs 6403

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2135
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2607

1742

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14440

56671

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1072

2956

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6403

20125

Name	Intel Xeon W-2135	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	2607	1742
PassMark - CPU mark	14440	56671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072	2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6403	20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2135	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	1032	232
Processor Number	W-2135
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 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	6	32
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	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	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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™)