AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,609

Rank #106

vs
4,728

Rank #1,081

6,609
4,728

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 28.5% (Rank #106 vs #1081)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,633

Rank #92

vs
4,709

Rank #1,144

6,633
4,709

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 29% (Rank #92 vs #1144)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,572

Rank #145

vs
4,756

Rank #900

6,572
4,756

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 27.6% (Rank #145 vs #900)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,678

Rank #141

vs
4,723

Rank #613

5,678
4,723

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 16.8% (Rank #141 vs #613)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,872

Rank #129

vs
4,743

Rank #615

5,872
4,743

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 19.2% (Rank #129 vs #615)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,617

Rank #158

vs
4,712

Rank #719

5,617
4,712

Ryzen 9 3900X wins by 16.1% (Rank #158 vs #719)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Xeon E5-2630 v2 Diff
Cores
12
6
+50%
Threads
24
12
+50%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
2,600 MHz
+31.6%
Clock Multiplier
38x
26x
+31.6%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
14 MiB
+77.6%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
80 W
23.8% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Xeon E5-2630 v2
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3900X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Ivy Bridge-EP
Socket Socket Socket 2011
Package µOPGA-1331
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $499.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 3900X
AMD
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 3900X
Ryzen
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Series

Ryzen 9 3900X
3000
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Model Number

Ryzen 9 3900X
3900X
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 3900X
Zen 2
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Core Name

Ryzen 9 3900X
Matisse
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Ivy Bridge-EP

Socket

Ryzen 9 3900X
Socket
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Socket 2011

Package

Ryzen 9 3900X
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E5-2630 v2

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 3900X
DDR4-3200
Xeon E5-2630 v2
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 3900X
Yes
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 3900X
4.0
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 3900X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Server

Release Price

Ryzen 9 3900X
$499.00
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 3900X
No
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 3900X Xeon E5-2630 v2
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 7,600 1,400
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 3900X
7 nm
Xeon E5-2630 v2
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 3900X
74 mm²
Xeon E5-2630 v2
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 3900X
7,600
Xeon E5-2630 v2
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 3900X
TSMC
Xeon E5-2630 v2
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 3900X
CMOS
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

Word Size

Ryzen 9 3900X
64-bit
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

ISA

Ryzen 9 3900X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5-2630 v2
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 3900X Xeon E5-2630 v2
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64