Intel Xeon W-2140B vs AMD Opteron 6274

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2140B and AMD Opteron 6274 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 6274

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2140B

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm

Launch date	5 June 2017 vs November 2011
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 11 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2140B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274

Name	Intel Xeon W-2140B	AMD Opteron 6274
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		974
PassMark - CPU mark		10313

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2140B	AMD Opteron 6274
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Interlagos
Family	Xeon W	AMD Opteron
Launch date	5 June 2017	November 2011
Place in performance rating	1987	2001
Series	W-2000	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$909
OPN Tray		OS6274WKTGGGU
Price now		$210
Value for money (0-100)		6.82
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Die size		316 mm
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Transistor count		2400 million
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		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		115 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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™)