Intel Xeon W-2135 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2135 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 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-2135

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2609 vs 1884
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14430 vs 11240

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609 vs 1884
PassMark - CPU mark	14430 vs 11240

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 64
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3665 vs 1072
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16580 vs 6403

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3665 vs 1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16580 vs 6403

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2135
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2609

1884

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14430

11240

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1072

3665

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6403

16580

Name	Intel Xeon W-2135	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609	1884
PassMark - CPU mark	14430	11240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072	3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6403	16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2135	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1118	1185
Processor Number	W-2135
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		16 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)	140 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™)