Intel Xeon W-2155 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2155 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 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, 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).

Intel Xeon W-2155

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2608 vs 2029
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21088 vs 14717

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2608 vs 2029
PassMark - CPU mark	21088 vs 14717

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 68
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3895 vs 1104
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19348 vs 9442

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 68
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3895 vs 1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19348 vs 9442

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2155
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2608

2029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21088

14717

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1104

3895

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9442

19348

Name	Intel Xeon W-2155	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2608	2029
PassMark - CPU mark	21088	14717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1104	3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9442	19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2155	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	956	1037
Processor Number	W-2155
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	20	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
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
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
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™)