Xeon W-3175X vs EPYC 7551P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7551P
2017
32 cores / 64 threads, 180 Watt
24.03
Xeon W-3175X
2018
28 cores / 56 threads, 255 Watt
27.01
+12.4%

Xeon W-3175X outperforms EPYC 7551P by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking212183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.1716.45
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency12.6310.02
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)19 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,100$2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3175X has 294% better value for money than EPYC 7551P.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads6456
Base clock speed2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2031
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt255 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size2 TiB512 GB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551P and Xeon W-3175X.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

EPYC 7551P 24.03
Xeon W-3175X 27.01
+12.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7551P 38166
Xeon W-3175X 42900
+12.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7551P 924
Xeon W-3175X 1466
+58.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7551P 6238
Xeon W-3175X 14191
+127%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.03 27.01
Recency 29 June 2017 19 December 2018
Physical cores 32 28
Threads 64 56
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 255 Watt

EPYC 7551P has 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3175X, on the other hand, has a 12.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon W-3175X is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7551P in performance tests.


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