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Intel Xeon W-2140B vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon W-2140B
Intel Xeon W-2140B
Released
Q1/2017
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-2140B or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X? Which processor is faster?

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

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

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    499 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18% better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

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
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    460 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.9 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    422 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    281 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    590 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    507 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    93 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    102 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    161 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    426 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    198 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-2140B Intel Xeon W-2140B
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and Intel Xeon W-2140B. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    512 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon W-2140B and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-2140B and Intel Xeon W-2140B, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    11.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake W left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon W-2140B and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X.

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
193
Intel Xeon W-2140B
151
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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
1745
Intel Xeon W-2140B
1126
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1059
Intel Xeon W-2140B
950
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
7969
Intel Xeon W-2140B
5220
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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
18620
Intel Xeon W-2140B
13207
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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