Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Xeon W-2170B
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 Extreme outperforms Xeon W-2170B by a minimal 4% 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 | 569 | 534 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) |
| Power efficiency | 4.20 | 40.72 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 21 December 2017 (7 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen Z2 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 66 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen Z2 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) | no data |
| Socket | 2066 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen Z2 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-2170B and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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-2170B and Ryzen Z2 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 890M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2170B and Ryzen Z2 Extreme.
| 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 | 13.91 | 14.45 |
| Recency | 21 December 2017 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 8 |
| Threads | 28 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon W-2170B has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.
Ryzen Z2 Extreme, on the other hand, has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Xeon W-2170B and AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme.
Be aware that Xeon W-2170B is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z2 Extreme is a notebook one.
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