Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26434 vs 22066

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26434 vs 22066

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2299 vs 1906

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2299 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

2299

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26434

22066

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920
PassMark - Single thread mark	1906	2299
PassMark - CPU mark	26434	22066
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	25358

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Zen
Launch date	Q1'16	July 2017
Place in performance rating	217	889
Processor Number	E5-2660V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	14	12
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	28
Die size		213 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		32768 KB
Transistor count		9600 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	SP3r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)