Intel Xeon W-2265 vs AMD EPYC 7351

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2265 and AMD EPYC 7351 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-2265

AMD EPYC 7351

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2265

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 59% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2819 vs 1747
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26115 vs 25431

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L2 cache	19.25 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2819 vs 1747
PassMark - CPU mark	26115 vs 25431

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2265
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2819

1747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26115

25431

Name	Intel Xeon W-2265	AMD EPYC 7351
PassMark - Single thread mark	2819	1747
PassMark - CPU mark	26115	25431
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		23587

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2265	AMD EPYC 7351
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen
Launch date	1 Oct 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$944
Place in performance rating	478	227
Processor Number	W-2265
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L2 cache	19.25 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	24	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L3 cache		64 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	x128
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)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)