Xeon W-3175X vs Opteron 150
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 218 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 13.25 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon W |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.68 |
| Architecture codename | Venus (2004−2005) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (19 years ago) | 19 December 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 150 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 38.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 150 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 939 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 255 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 512 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 August 2005 | 19 December 2018 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 28 |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 255 Watt |
Opteron 150 has 200% lower power consumption.
Xeon W-3175X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 150 and Xeon W-3175X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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