Ryzen 7 1700X vs Xeon W-2135

Place in the ranking	836	778
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.92	3.55
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	6.15	9.82
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$835	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2135 has 95% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	37	34
L1 cache	64K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	16384 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm²	192 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	FMA3
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
XFR	-	+
SenseMI	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X 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 Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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 9.10

Ryzen 7 1700X 9.86
+8.4%

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.

Xeon W-2135 14450

Ryzen 7 1700X 15661
+8.4%

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.

Xeon W-2135 1414
+28.7%

Ryzen 7 1700X 1099

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.

Xeon W-2135 6632
+18.3%

Ryzen 7 1700X 5608

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.10	9.86
Recency	29 August 2017	2 March 2017
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	95 Watt

Xeon W-2135 has an age advantage of 5 months.

Ryzen 7 1700X, on the other hand, has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 47.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X.

Be aware that Xeon W-2135 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2135 and Ryzen 7 1700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.