Intel Xeon W-2145 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2145 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).

Intel Xeon W-2145

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2145

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2609 vs 2131
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18164 vs 15612
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1088 vs 915
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8333 vs 6070

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609 vs 2131
PassMark - CPU mark	18164 vs 15612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1088 vs 915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8333 vs 6070

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70
Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 70
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2145
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2609

2131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18164

15612

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1088

915

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8333

6070

Name	Intel Xeon W-2145	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2609	2131
PassMark - CPU mark	18164	15612
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1088	915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8333	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-2145	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	931	1550
Processor Number	W-2145
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	70	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	16	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™)