EPYC 7251 vs Xeon W-2140B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2140B outperforms EPYC 7251 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 916 | 1017 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.92 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 8.77 | 7.56 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 21 December 2017 (7 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $574 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2140B and EPYC 7251 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 32 | 21 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2140B and EPYC 7251 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) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 2066 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2140B and EPYC 7251. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2140B and EPYC 7251 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2140B and EPYC 7251 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2140B and EPYC 7251. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 153.652 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2140B and EPYC 7251.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 128 |
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.
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