Intel Xeon W-2155 vs AMD EPYC 7371

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2155 and AMD EPYC 7371 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.

Intel Xeon W-2155

AMD EPYC 7371

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2605 vs 2377

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2605 vs 2377

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31094 vs 21032

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	31094 vs 21032

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2155
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7371

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2605

2377

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21032

31094

Name	Intel Xeon W-2155	AMD EPYC 7371
PassMark - Single thread mark	2605	2377
PassMark - CPU mark	21032	31094
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9442

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2155	AMD EPYC 7371
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	871	589
Processor Number	W-2155
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	10	16
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	20	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
L3 cache		64 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)