Intel Xeon W-2175 vs AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2175 and AMD Opteron 3250 HE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2469 vs 1003
  • 11.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23432 vs 2061
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2469 vs 1003
PassMark - CPU mark 23432 vs 2061

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3250 HE

  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 140 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2175
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3250 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2469
1003
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23432
2061
Name Intel Xeon W-2175 AMD Opteron 3250 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2469 1003
PassMark - CPU mark 23432 2061

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2175 AMD Opteron 3250 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake
Launch date Q4'17
Place in performance rating 653 2156
Processor Number W-2175
Series Intel® Xeon® W Processor AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN PIB OS3250HOW4MGUBOX
OPN Tray OS3250HOW4MGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.5 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 14
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2066 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
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)