Intel Xeon W-2155 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2155 and AMD EPYC 7501 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 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2607 vs 1925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2607 vs 1925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
22 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 10
44 more threads: 64 vs 20
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 21070

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 10
Number of threads	64 vs 20
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24925 vs 21070

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2155
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2607

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21070

24925

Name	Intel Xeon W-2155	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2607	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	21070	24925
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9442

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2155	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2017
Place in performance rating	955	985
Processor Number	W-2155
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	10	32
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	20	64
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	155/170 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)