AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX and Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 22
20 more threads: 64 vs 44
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3312 vs 2114
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 76009 vs 43739

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 22
Number of threads	64 vs 44
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3312 vs 2114
PassMark - CPU mark	76009 vs 43739

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

Around 93% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 280 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3312

2114

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

76009

43739

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3312	2114
PassMark - CPU mark	76009	43739
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	19426
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3462
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30449

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$3299
OPN Tray	100-000000445
Place in performance rating	70	84
Processor Number		E5-2699V4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	32	22
Number of threads	64	44
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79°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	145 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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)