Intel Xeon W-2140B vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2140B and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2140B

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 151.615 vs 31.717
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.825 vs 0.7
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.664 vs 1.815
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 14.466 vs 6.777
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 151.615 vs 31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.825 vs 0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.664 vs 1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.466 vs 6.777

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

  • Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.814 vs 10.42
Specifications (specs)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.814 vs 10.42

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2140B
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.42
13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
151.615
31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.825
0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.664
1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
14.466
6.777
Name Intel Xeon W-2140B AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.42 13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 151.615 31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.825 0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.664 1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.466 6.777
PassMark - Single thread mark 2134
PassMark - CPU mark 9106
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3794

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2140B AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake W Zen
Family Xeon W AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 5 June 2017 29 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1922 1950
Series W-2000 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Server Desktop
OPN Tray YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 512 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 8 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 11 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Unlocked
Die size 192 mm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FCLGA-2066 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
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)
Secure Boot

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
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
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™)