Intel Xeon W-3175X vs AMD EPYC 7742

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-3175X CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7742
Intel Xeon W-3175X AMD EPYC 7742

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-3175X or AMD EPYC 7742 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon W-3175X has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 512 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3175X was released in Q4/2018.

The AMD EPYC 7742 has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7742 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD EPYC (111)
Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
6 Generation 2
Skylake W Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon W-3275 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-3175X is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.80 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7742 has 64 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
28 Cores 64
56 Threads 128
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.25 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-3175X supports a maximum of 512 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7742 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
512 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
38.50 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 128
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-3175X has a TDP of 255 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7742 is 225 W.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
255 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 225 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
85 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-3175X has a 38.50 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7742 cache has a total of 256.00 MB.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD EPYC 7742
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q3/2019
2999 $ Release price 9000 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1153 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1050 (91%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
23465 (63%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
37515 (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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1546 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1278 (83%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
17358 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
13647 (79%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
417 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
398 (95%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
12975 (63%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
20644 (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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
37183 (57%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
65631 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
67 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1848 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
1112 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
31350 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
188 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-3175X Intel Xeon W-3175X
28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz
5514 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-3175X AMD EPYC 7742
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