AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Xeon W 2140B
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon W 2140B with 8 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 11MB)
Intel Xeon W 2140B 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (120W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7281
560
Intel Xeon W 2140B
+125%
1264
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7281
456
Intel Xeon W 2140B
+1453%
7083
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Dec 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Skylake-W
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
Intel Socket 2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Xeon W (Skylake-W)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
120 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
70 °C
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
484 mm²
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
16
Total Core Count
8
32
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
32.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
11 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
-
PCIe Lanes
48
