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Intel Xeon W-2123 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon W-2123
Intel Xeon W-2123
Released
Q1/2017
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-2123 or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon W-2123 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

Intel Xeon W-2123 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-2123
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    885 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2123 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    303 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    587 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    605 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    512 place
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    462 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.79 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    306 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    416 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    392 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    203 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    650 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    451 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    67 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    140 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    97 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    380 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-2123 Intel Xeon W-2123
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon W-2223 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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • 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 7 1700X and Intel Xeon W-2123. 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-2123 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-2123 and Intel Xeon W-2123, 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
    8.25 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-2123 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X.

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
166
Intel Xeon W-2123
155
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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
805
Intel Xeon W-2123
1532
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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
953
Intel Xeon W-2123
899
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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
4077
Intel Xeon W-2123
6034
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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
10669
Intel Xeon W-2123
14810
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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