Intel Xeon W-2235 vs AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2235 and AMD A10 PRO-7850B 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, 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).

Intel Xeon W-2235

AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2235

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2645 vs 1565
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14377 vs 3441

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2645 vs 1565
PassMark - CPU mark	14377 vs 3441

Reasons to consider the AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 64°C
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 64°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2235
CPU 2: AMD A10 PRO-7850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2645

1565

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14377

3441

Name	Intel Xeon W-2235	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2645	1565
PassMark - CPU mark	14377	3441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2445
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		87.568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2235	AMD A10 PRO-7850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$555
Place in performance rating	803	806
Processor Number	W-2235
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD785BXBI44JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	12	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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 HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12