Xeon W-2135 vs EPYC 7371
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7371 outperforms Xeon W-2135 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 423 | 1029 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.24 | 1.23 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Intel Xeon W |
| Power efficiency | 4.27 | 2.48 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 13 November 2018 (7 years ago) | 29 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,550 | $835 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7371 has 245% better value for money than Xeon W-2135.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-2135 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 31 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 8.25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 484 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 19200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-2135 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-2135. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-2135 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-2135 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-2135. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 512 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | 85.33 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Xeon W-2135.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.10 | 8.17 |
| Recency | 13 November 2018 | 29 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 140 Watt |
EPYC 7371 has a 109.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Xeon W-2135, on the other hand, has 42.9% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7371 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-2135 in performance tests.
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