Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 250 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 22
20 more threads: 64 vs 44
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	13 August 2018 vs 20 June 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 22
Number of threads	64 vs 44
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	3072 KB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 5.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 55 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark		2281
PassMark - CPU mark		32044
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10702
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7913

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell EP	Zen
Family	Xeon E5	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	20 June 2016	13 August 2018
Place in performance rating	272	925
Processor Number	E5-2696 v4
Series	E5-2000	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
OPN PIB		YD299XAZAFWOF
OPN Tray		YD299XAZUIHAF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$1,729.99
Value for money (0-100)		4.09
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
L1 cache	1408 KB	3072 KB
L2 cache	5.5 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	55 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	22	32
Number of threads	44	64
Operating Temperature Range	-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count	7.2 billion	19200 million
Unlocked
Die size		213 mm
Maximum core temperature		68°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	71.53 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1536 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt
Sockets supported		sTR4
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
Number of USB ports	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 1x16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)