Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Xeon W-2150B
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms Xeon W-2150B by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 572 | 415 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 25 March 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 | 3.3 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 | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 Z1 Extreme 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 Z1 Extreme. 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 Z1 Extreme.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.30 | 16.25 |
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 25 March 2023 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 30 Watt |
Xeon W-2150B has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.
Ryzen Z1 Extreme, on the other hand, has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen Z1 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2150B in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2150B is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z1 Extreme is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2150B and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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