Intel Xeon W-2191B vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2191B and AMD EPYC 7551P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2191B

  • Around 143233% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 13% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2494 vs 1770
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4300 MHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache 18 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2494 vs 1770

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 18
  • 28 more threads: 64 vs 36
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38126 vs 27984
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 18
Number of threads 64 vs 36
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 1.125 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 38126 vs 27984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2191B
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2494
1770
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
27984
38126
Name Intel Xeon W-2191B AMD EPYC 7551P
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 119.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 26.355
PassMark - Single thread mark 2494 1770
PassMark - CPU mark 27984 38126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6648

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2191B AMD EPYC 7551P

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake W Zen
Family Xeon W AMD EPYC
Launch date 5 June 2017 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1218 1236
Processor Number W-2191B
Series W-2000 AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2300 MHz 2 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 1.125 MB 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 18 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 24.75 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4300 MHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 18 32
Number of threads 36 64
Unlocked
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 79.47 GB/s 341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA-2066 (R4) TR4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Socket Count 1P
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 x128
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® 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)