EPYC 7351P vs Xeon W-2135

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2135
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
9.09
EPYC 7351P
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 155 Watt
16.15
+77.7%

EPYC 7351P outperforms Xeon W-2135 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking844415
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.675.63
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WAMD EPYC
Power efficiency6.148.99
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)20 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$835$750

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2135 has 18% better value for money than EPYC 7351P.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3724
L1 cache64K (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data19200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P 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)
SocketFCLGA2066TR4
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt155 W, 170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size512 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and EPYC 7351P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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.

Xeon W-2135 9.09
EPYC 7351P 16.15
+77.7%

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.

Xeon W-2135 14440
EPYC 7351P 25657
+77.7%

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.

Xeon W-2135 1409
+124%
EPYC 7351P 630

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.

Xeon W-2135 6590
+39.1%
EPYC 7351P 4738

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.09 16.15
Recency 29 August 2017 20 June 2017
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 155 Watt

Xeon W-2135 has an age advantage of 2 months, and 10.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7351P, on the other hand, has a 77.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The EPYC 7351P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2135 in performance tests.


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