AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
- 4 more threads: 32 vs 28
- Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 1960
- Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50096 vs 28292
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 8 Mar 2022 vs 10 March 2016 |
Number of cores | 16 vs 14 |
Number of threads | 32 vs 28 |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz vs 3.30 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
L1 cache | 1 MB vs 448 KB |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 3.5 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB vs 35 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3344 vs 1960 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 50096 vs 28292 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
- 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 vs 1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 280 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3344 | 1960 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 50096 | 28292 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3508 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 30097 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Broadwell |
Launch date | 8 Mar 2022 | 10 March 2016 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000447 | |
Place in performance rating | 172 | 148 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,745 | |
Price now | $1,762.90 | |
Processor Number | E5-2680V4 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.32 | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 4.0 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
Die size | 81 mm² | 306 mm |
L1 cache | 1 MB | 448 KB |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 3.5 MB |
L3 cache | 64 MB | 35 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
Number of cores | 16 | 14 |
Number of threads | 32 | 28 |
Transistor count | 16600 million | 4700 Million |
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64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 9.6 GT/s QPI | |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 9.6 GT / s / QPI | |
Maximum core temperature | 86°C | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
VID voltage range | 0 | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 8 | 4 |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
Sockets supported | WRX8 | FCLGA2011-3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 280 Watt | 120 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 45mm x 52.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 128 | 40 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | x4, x8, x16 | |
Scalability | 2S | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Graphics |
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Processor graphics | None | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |