AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
6,080

Rank #221

6,171
6,080

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 1.5% (Rank #188 vs #221)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,526

Rank #539

6,116
5,526

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 9.6% (Rank #228 vs #539)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
6,912

Rank #108

6,254
6,912

Xeon E5-2696 v4 wins by 9.5% (Rank #198 vs #108)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
5,519

Rank #174

5,674
5,519

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 2.7% (Rank #144 vs #174)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
5,604

Rank #181

5,786
5,604

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 3.1% (Rank #138 vs #181)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
5,412

Rank #206

5,532
5,412

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 2.2% (Rank #179 vs #206)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5-2696 v4 Diff
Cores
12
22
-45.5%
Threads
24
44
-45.5%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,200 MHz
+29%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,500 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,400 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
22x
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
6 MiB
6 MiB
+8.3%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
55 MiB
+14.1%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
1,536 GB
-91.7%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
150 W
56.7% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5-2696 v4
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Xeon
Series 3000 E5-2000
Model Number PRO E5-2696
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Broadwell
Core Name Matisse Broadwell
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 4F
Socket Socket --
Package µOPGA-1331 --
Chipset -- C610
Memory Type DDR4-3200 --
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Xeon E5-2696 v4
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Xeon E5-2696 v4
Xeon

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Xeon E5-2696 v4
E5-2000

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Xeon E5-2696 v4
E5-2696

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Xeon E5-2696 v4
Broadwell

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Xeon E5-2696 v4
Broadwell

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5-2696 v4
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5-2696 v4
4F

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Xeon E5-2696 v4
--

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Xeon E5-2696 v4
--

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5-2696 v4
C610

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Xeon E5-2696 v4
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Xeon E5-2696 v4
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Xeon E5-2696 v4
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Xeon E5-2696 v4
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Xeon E5-2696 v4
Server

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Xeon E5-2696 v4
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5-2696 v4
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 456.12 mm²
Transistor Count -- 7.20 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Xeon E5-2696 v4
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5-2696 v4
456.12 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Xeon E5-2696 v4
7.20 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Xeon E5-2696 v4
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Xeon E5-2696 v4
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Xeon E5-2696 v4
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5-2696 v4
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Xeon E5-2696 v4
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64