AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,955

Rank #267

vs
5,047

Rank #835

5,955
5,047

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 15.2% (Rank #267 vs #835)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
5,207

Rank #805

5,759
5,207

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 9.6% (Rank #385 vs #805)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
4,808

Rank #832

6,248
4,808

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 23% (Rank #199 vs #832)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,661

Rank #786

5,416
4,661

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 13.9% (Rank #197 vs #786)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,600

Rank #901

6,007
4,600

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 23.4% (Rank #118 vs #901)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,688

Rank #755

5,224
4,688

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 10.3% (Rank #273 vs #755)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E3-1220 v3 Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
8
+75%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
2,700 MHz
+20.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
31x
+8.8%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
8 MiB
+76.2%
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 --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
47 W
73.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E3-1220 v3
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X i7-5700HQ
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Haswell-WS
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 FCBGA1364
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA12C
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Xeon E3-1220 v3
i7-5700HQ

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Xeon E3-1220 v3
Haswell-WS

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E3-1220 v3
FCBGA1364

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E3-1220 v3
FC-LGA12C

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Xeon E3-1220 v3
DDR3L 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Xeon E3-1220 v3
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E3-1220 v3
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E3-1220 v3
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Xeon E3-1220 v3
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Xeon E3-1220 v3
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E3-1220 v3
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 1,400
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Xeon E3-1220 v3
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Xeon E3-1220 v3
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Xeon E3-1220 v3
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Xeon E3-1220 v3
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1220 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E3-1220 v3
GPU -- HD Graphics 5600
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1050 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E3-1220 v3
HD Graphics 5600

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E3-1220 v3
1050 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64