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.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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: 3337 vs 1956
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50023 vs 28504

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	3337 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	50023 vs 28504

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

3337

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50023

28504

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3337	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	50023	28504
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	10 March 2016
OPN Tray	100-000000447
Place in performance rating	138	129
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
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
Unlocked
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
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
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
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
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
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
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
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)