AMD FX-7500 vs Intel Xeon W-2135

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AMD FX-7500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-2135
AMD FX-7500 Intel Xeon W-2135

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD FX-7500 and the Intel Xeon W-2135 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD FX-7500 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Intel Xeon W-2135 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
AMD FX (30) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD FX-7000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15)
3 Generation 6
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Skylake W
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon W-2235

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD FX-7500 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon W-2135 clocks with 3.70 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU no iGPU
0.55 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD FX-7500, while the Intel Xeon W-2135 supports a maximum of 512 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 512 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.25 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD FX-7500 has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon W-2135 is 140 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
19 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD FX-7500 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon W-2135 is at 8.25 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FM2+ Socket LGA 2066
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 835 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-7500 (28%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-7500 (19%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
336 (28%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1196 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
849 (12%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7254 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3616 (25%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
14244 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1422 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7084 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz
425 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
193 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1382 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD FX-7500 Intel Xeon W-2135
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