Intel Xeon W-2223 vs AMD PRO A4-8350B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2223 and AMD PRO A4-8350B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon W-2223

AMD PRO A4-8350B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2223

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2188 vs 1437
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8538 vs 1690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188 vs 1437
PassMark - CPU mark	8538 vs 1690

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A4-8350B

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 64°C
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2223
CPU 2: AMD PRO A4-8350B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2188

1437

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8538

1690

Name	Intel Xeon W-2223	AMD PRO A4-8350B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2188	1437
PassMark - CPU mark	8538	1690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1213
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2028
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5655

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2223	AMD PRO A4-8350B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$294
Place in performance rating	1108	1111
Processor Number	W-2223
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD PRO A-Series A4 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD835BYBI23JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	2
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Compute Cores		6
Number of GPU cores		4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2666
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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 App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
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™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		757 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan