AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Xeon E5420

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,778

Rank #330

vs
4,289

Rank #1,539

5,778
4,289

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 25.8% (Rank #330 vs #1539)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,816

Rank #349

vs
4,169

Rank #1,610

5,816
4,169

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 28.3% (Rank #349 vs #1610)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,720

Rank #310

vs
4,470

Rank #1,283

5,720
4,470

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 21.9% (Rank #310 vs #1283)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,960

Rank #407

vs
4,550

Rank #1,167

4,960
4,550

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 8.3% (Rank #407 vs #1167)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,273

Rank #286

vs
4,515

Rank #1,240

5,273
4,515

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 14.4% (Rank #286 vs #1240)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,880

Rank #489

vs
4,498

Rank #1,418

4,880
4,498

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 7.8% (Rank #489 vs #1418)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5420 Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
4
+75%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
2,500 MHz
+34.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
38x
--
L1 Cache
768 KB
--
L2 Cache
4 MiB
--
L3 Cache
16 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes --
12
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
80 W
55.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5420
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1900X E5420
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven --
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 LGA771
Package FCLGA-4094 --
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 4x1 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $549.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
AMD
Xeon E5420
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen
Xeon E5420
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen
Xeon E5420
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
1900X
Xeon E5420
E5420

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Zen
Xeon E5420
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Whitehaven
Xeon E5420
--

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
23
Xeon E5420
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
1
Xeon E5420
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E5420
LGA771

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E5420
--

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Promontory
Xeon E5420
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
DDR4-2666
Xeon E5420
DDR3L 1333/1600 LPDDR 1333 /1600

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Yes
Xeon E5420
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5420
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5420
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop
Xeon E5420
--

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
$549.00
Xeon E5420
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
No
Xeon E5420
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5420
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 9.60 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
14 nm
Xeon E5420
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
213 mm²
Xeon E5420
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
9.60 billion
Xeon E5420
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E5420
--

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
CMOS
Xeon E5420
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
64-bit
Xeon E5420
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5420
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5420
GPU -- HD Graphics 5500
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 850 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5420
HD Graphics 5500

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5420
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5420
850 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5420
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64