Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Xeon W-2175

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	478	1121
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.79	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	9.93	8.35
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,947	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	25	35
L1 cache	896 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	512 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2175 and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.24	5.95
Recency	29 August 2017	29 June 2017
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	8
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

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