AMD Epyc 7501
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AMD Epyc 7501 vs Intel Xeon W-2140B. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
AMD Epyc 7501
AMD Epyc 7501
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Q3/2017
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Intel Xeon W-2140B
Intel Xeon W-2140B

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7501 or Intel Xeon W-2140B? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Epyc 7501 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Xeon W-2140B has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7501 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7501
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    298 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    24 times more cores

    32 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7501 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    613 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    10 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    315 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    456 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    112 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    499 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 33 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.58 times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2140B CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    487 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    323 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    287 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7501 AMD Epyc 7501
Intel Xeon W-2140B Intel Xeon W-2140B
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7001 left arrow Intel Xeon W-2100/3100
  • Successor
    AMD Epyc 7502 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    32 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.00 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    64 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon W-2140B and AMD Epyc 7501. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 512 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7501 and Intel Xeon W-2140B to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    180 W left arrow 105 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7501 and AMD Epyc 7501, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 11.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Naples (Zen) left arrow Skylake W
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7501 and Intel Xeon W-2140B.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
132
AMD Epyc 7501
193
Intel Xeon W-2140B
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3912
AMD Epyc 7501
1745
Intel Xeon W-2140B
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
31250
AMD Epyc 7501
18620
Intel Xeon W-2140B

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