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Intel Xeon W-2235 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2019
Intel Xeon W-2235
Intel Xeon W-2235
Released
Q3/2018
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-2235 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon W-2235 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q4/2019.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

Intel Xeon W-2235 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-2235
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    376 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4% better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    130 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2235 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    110 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    210 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    364 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    126 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.67 times more cores

    16 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    235 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    55 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    216 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    54 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    479 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    168 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    29 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    15 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    172 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    27 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    166 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    15 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-2235 Intel Xeon W-2235
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
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
    7 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon W-2135 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
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 32
  • 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 Threadripper 2950X and Intel Xeon W-2235. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon W-2235 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-2235 and Intel Xeon W-2235, 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 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake W left arrow Colfax (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow TR4 (SP3r2)
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q3/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon W-2235 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.

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
206
Intel Xeon W-2235
180
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
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
1514
Intel Xeon W-2235
3187
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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