Intel Xeon W-2170B vs AMD EPYC 7501

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Combined performance score

EPYC 7501
16.23
+3.3%

EPYC 7501 outperforms Xeon W-2170B by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking360381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.42no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon W
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date29 June 2017 (6 years old)21 December 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,400no data
Current price$2598 (0.8x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads6428
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2484 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketTR42066
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSXno data+

Security technologies

EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size2 TiB512 GB
Max memory channels84
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7501 16.23
+3.3%
Xeon W-2170B 15.71

EPYC 7501 outperforms Xeon W-2170B by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

EPYC 7501 24925
+3.3%
Xeon W-2170B 24132

EPYC 7501 outperforms Xeon W-2170B by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

EPYC 7501 726
Xeon W-2170B 980
+35%

Xeon W-2170B outperforms EPYC 7501 by 35% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

EPYC 7501 6529
Xeon W-2170B 11314
+73.3%

Xeon W-2170B outperforms EPYC 7501 by 73% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.23 15.71
Recency 29 June 2017 21 December 2017
Physical cores 32 14
Threads 64 28
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 140 Watt

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7501 and Xeon W-2170B. The differences in performance seem too small.


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