Intel Xeon W-3175X vs AMD Phenom II X4 940

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Intel Xeon W-3175X CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X4 940
Intel Xeon W-3175X AMD Phenom II X4 940

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-3175X or AMD Phenom II X4 940 - 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 Phenom II X4 940 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 940 was released in Q1/2009.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)
6 Generation 4
Skylake W Architecture Deneb (K10)
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 Phenom II X4 940 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 940
28 Cores 4
56 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
3.10 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Phenom II X4 940
-- 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 Phenom II X4 940 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 940
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
512 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
38.50 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

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 Phenom II X4 940 is 125 W.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 940
255 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 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 Phenom II X4 940 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Xeon W-3175X Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 940
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647 Socket AM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q1/2009
2999 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3175X (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 (39%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-3175X (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 (7%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
402 (35%)

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 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1411 (6%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
169 (41%)

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 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
649 (5%)

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 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3738 (10%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
78 (41%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
302 (5%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Phenom II X4 940 AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-3175X AMD Phenom II X4 940
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