Ryzen 7 260 vs Xeon W-2150B
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 260 outperforms Xeon W-2150B by a significant 20% 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 | 636 | 483 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.22 | 32.69 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen 7 260 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 640 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 10 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen 7 260 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 |
| Socket | 2066 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen 7 260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen 7 260 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 Ryzen 7 260 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 Ryzen 7 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen 7 260.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.80 | 15.36 |
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon W-2150B has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.
Ryzen 7 260, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-2150B in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2150B is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 260 is a notebook one.
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