AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 6 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 30 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

  • Around 73233% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz vs 4.5 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 3359
PassMark - CPU mark 40561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Ivy Bridge-EP
Launch date 8 Mar 2022
OPN Tray 100-000000448
Place in performance rating 230 221
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2
Processor Number E5-2696 v2
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 4.1 GHz 2500 MHz
Die size 81 mm²
L1 cache 768 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 3300 MHz
Number of cores 12 12
Number of threads 24 24
Transistor count 16600 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 4
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3
Maximum memory size 768 GB (per socket)

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported WRX8 LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)