Intel Xeon W-2150B vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2150B and AMD Opteron 4334 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 4334

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 67% 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 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	640 KB vs 288 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB vs 8 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2150B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

Name	Intel Xeon W-2150B	AMD Opteron 4334
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		1208
PassMark - CPU mark		6099

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2150B	AMD Opteron 4334
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W	Seoul
Family	Xeon W	AMD Opteron
Launch date	5 June 2017	n/d
Place in performance rating	1893	1905
Processor Number	W-2150B
Series	W-2000	AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS4334WLU6KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	640 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	10	6
Number of threads	20	6
Die size		315 mm
Maximum core temperature		67.70°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	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	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
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™)