EPYC 7301 vs Xeon W-2150B

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2150B
2017
10 cores / 20 threads, 120 Watt
11.69
+37%

Xeon W-2150B outperforms EPYC 7301 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking726977
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.35
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WAMD EPYC
Power efficiency4.122.12
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date21 December 2017 (7 years ago)29 June 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$825

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2150B and EPYC 7301 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2032
Base clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3022
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache13.75 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)68 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2150B and EPYC 7301 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket2066TR4
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and EPYC 7301. 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-2150B and EPYC 7301 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-2150B and EPYC 7301 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-2150B and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size512 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and EPYC 7301.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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.

Xeon W-2150B 11.69
+37%
EPYC 7301 8.53

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.

Xeon W-2150B 20543
+37%
Samples: 110
EPYC 7301 14991
Samples: 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.69 8.53
Recency 21 December 2017 29 June 2017
Physical cores 10 16
Threads 20 32
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 170 Watt

Xeon W-2150B has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7301, on the other hand, has 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads.

The Intel Xeon W-2150B is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD EPYC 7301 in performance tests.

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