Intel Xeon W-2175 vs AMD Opteron 4280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2175 and AMD Opteron 4280 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.

Intel Xeon W-2175

AMD Opteron 4280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 95% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2469 vs 1141
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23432 vs 4504

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2469 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	23432 vs 4504

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4280

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2175
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2469

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23432

4504

Name	Intel Xeon W-2175	AMD Opteron 4280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2469	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	23432	4504

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2175	AMD Opteron 4280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake
Launch date	Q4'17
Place in performance rating	653	1924
Processor Number	W-2175
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4280WLU8KGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	28	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
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		2200 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	95 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)