Intel Xeon W-2225 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2225 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon W-2225

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2225

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2660 vs 1788
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10566 vs 6660

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Oct 2019 vs 10 January 2018
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2660 vs 1788
PassMark - CPU mark	10566 vs 6660

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 61°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 61°C
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2225
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2660

1788

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10566

6660

Name	Intel Xeon W-2225	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2660	1788
PassMark - CPU mark	10566	6660
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		376.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		101.686
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5962
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2225	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	10 January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$444
Place in performance rating	738	744
Processor Number	W-2225
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YM250BC4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI