Intel Xeon W-2135 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2135 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2607 vs 2131
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1072 vs 915
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6403 vs 6070
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2607 vs 2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1072 vs 915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6403 vs 6070

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 64
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15612 vs 14440
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 64
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 15612 vs 14440

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2135
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2607
2131
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14440
15612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1072
915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6403
6070
Name Intel Xeon W-2135 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2607 2131
PassMark - CPU mark 14440 15612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1072 915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6403 6070
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 49.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.987

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2135 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Zen
Launch date Q3'17 29 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1032 1549
Processor Number W-2135
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray YD17XBBAM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.70 GHz 3.4 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 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 12 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 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 95 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™)