AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Xeon W-2135

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2135
9.40

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon W-2135 by 382% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking72739
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.885.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date29 August 2017 (6 years old)18 September 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$835no data
Current price$515 (0.6x MSRP)$6796
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2135 has 97% better value for money than EPYC 7H12.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads12128
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size484 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066TR4
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size512 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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.

Xeon W-2135 9.40
EPYC 7H12 45.34
+382%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon W-2135 by 382% 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%

Xeon W-2135 14439
EPYC 7H12 69633
+382%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon W-2135 by 382% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.40 45.34
Recency 29 August 2017 18 September 2019
Physical cores 6 64
Threads 12 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2135 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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