Intel Xeon w3-2423 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2423 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 w3-2423

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2423

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2594 vs 1801
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15353 vs 6657

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 10 January 2018
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	15 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2594 vs 1801
PassMark - CPU mark	15353 vs 6657

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Around 53% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 62
174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 62
L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2423
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2594

1801

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15353

6657

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2423	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2594	1801
PassMark - CPU mark	15353	6657
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 w3-2423	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	10 January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$359
Place in performance rating	815	824
Processor Number	w3-2423
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
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	2.10 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	15 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	62	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	2 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 (MT/s)	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
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