Intel Xeon W-2140B vs AMD Opteron 4280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2140B and AMD Opteron 4280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon W-2140B

AMD Opteron 4280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2140B

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 91% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2140B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4280

Name	Intel Xeon W-2140B	AMD Opteron 4280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	151.615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.466
PassMark - Single thread mark		1141
PassMark - CPU mark		4504

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2140B	AMD Opteron 4280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W
Family	Xeon W	AMD Opteron
Launch date	5 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1987	2008
Series	W-2000	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS4280WLU8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)