Intel Xeon W-2150B vs AMD Opteron 6238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2150B and AMD Opteron 6238 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 6238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 11% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	640 KB vs 576 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	12 vs 10
L2 cache	12 MB vs 10 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 13.75 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2150B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6238

Name	Intel Xeon W-2150B	AMD Opteron 6238
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		1157
PassMark - CPU mark		5625

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2150B	AMD Opteron 6238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W
Family	Xeon W	AMD Opteron
Launch date	5 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1832	1856
Processor Number	W-2150B
Series	W-2000	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS6238WKTCGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	640 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	10	12
Number of threads	20	12
Maximum core temperature		70.40°C
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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
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)