Ryzen Z2 A vs Xeon W-2140B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2140B outperforms Ryzen Z2 A by an impressive 71% 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 | 915 | 1295 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.77 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 21 December 2017 (7 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2140B and Ryzen Z2 A 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | no data |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2140B and Ryzen Z2 A 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) | no data |
| Socket | 2066 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 2 MB + 8 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2140B and Ryzen Z2 A. 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 Ryzen Z2 A 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 Ryzen Z2 A are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2140B and Ryzen Z2 A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2140B and Ryzen Z2 A.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
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 | 9.82 | 5.73 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 2 Watt |
Xeon W-2140B has a 71.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen Z2 A, on the other hand, has 5900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-2140B is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 A in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2140B is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z2 A is a notebook one.
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