Intel Xeon W-2170B vs AMD Opteron 3365

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and AMD Opteron 3365 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-2170B

AMD Opteron 3365

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2379 vs 1132
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24055 vs 4105

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	14 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2379 vs 1132
PassMark - CPU mark	24055 vs 4105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3365

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2379

1132

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24055

4105

Name	Intel Xeon W-2170B	AMD Opteron 3365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	122.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	21.236
PassMark - Single thread mark	2379	1132
PassMark - CPU mark	24055	4105
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6931

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2170B	AMD Opteron 3365
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake W
Family	Xeon W	AMD Opteron
Launch date	5 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1351	1347
Processor Number	W-2170B
Series	W-2000	AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN Tray		OS3365OLW8KHK
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	896 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of threads	28	8
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		70.30°C
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA-2066 (R4)	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 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)