AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Xeon E5520

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
4,374

Rank #1,440

5,778
4,374

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 24.3% (Rank #330 vs #1440)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,816

Rank #349

vs
4,282

Rank #1,503

5,816
4,282

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 26.4% (Rank #349 vs #1503)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,720

Rank #310

vs
4,511

Rank #1,205

5,720
4,511

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 21.1% (Rank #310 vs #1205)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,960

Rank #407

vs
4,580

Rank #1,028

4,960
4,580

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 7.7% (Rank #407 vs #1028)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,273

Rank #286

vs
4,546

Rank #1,068

5,273
4,546

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 13.8% (Rank #286 vs #1068)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,880

Rank #489

vs
4,568

Rank #1,055

4,880
4,568

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X wins by 6.4% (Rank #489 vs #1055)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5520 Diff
Cores
8
4
+50%
Threads
16
8
+50%
Base Frequency
3,800 MHz
2,260 MHz
+40.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
38x
17x
+55.3%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93.9%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
8 MiB
+52.3%
Memory Channels
4
3
+25%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes --
12
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
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 E5520
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1900X E5520
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Gainestown
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA8
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $549.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
AMD
Xeon E5520
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen
Xeon E5520
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen
Xeon E5520
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
1900X
Xeon E5520
E5520

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Zen
Xeon E5520
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Whitehaven
Xeon E5520
Gainestown

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
23
Xeon E5520
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
1
Xeon E5520
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E5520
FCLGA1366

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E5520
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Promontory
Xeon E5520
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
DDR4-2666
Xeon E5520
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Yes
Xeon E5520
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5520
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5520
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop
Xeon E5520
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
$549.00
Xeon E5520
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
No
Xeon E5520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5520
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
14 nm
Xeon E5520
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
213 mm²
Xeon E5520
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
9.60 billion
Xeon E5520
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E5520
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
CMOS
Xeon E5520
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
64-bit
Xeon E5520
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5520
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5520
GPU -- HD Graphics 620
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5520
HD Graphics 620

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
--
Xeon E5520
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Xeon E5520
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