Intel Xeon W-2150B vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2150B and AMD Opteron 3350 HE 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-2150B

AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 72% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	640 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2150B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Name	Intel Xeon W-2150B	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	118.786
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.598
PassMark - Single thread mark		1263
PassMark - CPU mark		4009

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2150B	AMD Opteron 3350 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Delhi
Family	Xeon W	AMD Opteron
Launch date	5 June 2017	n/d
Place in performance rating	1894	1912
Processor Number	W-2150B
Series	W-2000	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS3350HOW4KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	640 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		315 mm
Maximum core temperature		69.10°C
Transistor count		1200 million
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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	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		45 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™)