AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

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
4,564

Rank #1,223

5,955
4,564

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 23.4% (Rank #267 vs #1223)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
4,494

Rank #1,296

5,759
4,494

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 22% (Rank #385 vs #1296)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
4,668

Rank #1,004

6,248
4,668

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 25.3% (Rank #199 vs #1004)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,679

Rank #726

5,416
4,679

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 13.6% (Rank #197 vs #726)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,693

Rank #690

6,007
4,693

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 21.9% (Rank #118 vs #690)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,656

Rank #831

5,224
4,656

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 10.9% (Rank #273 vs #831)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5-2420 v2 Diff
Cores
16
6
+62.5%
Threads
32
12
+62.5%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
2,200 MHz
+35.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
22x
+35.3%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
14 MiB
+55.3%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
80 W
55.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5-2420 v2
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X --
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Ivy Bridge-EN
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1356
Package FCLGA-4094
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Xeon E5-2420 v2
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Xeon E5-2420 v2
Ivy Bridge-EN

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E5-2420 v2
Socket 1356

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E5-2420 v2

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Xeon E5-2420 v2
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Xeon E5-2420 v2
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Xeon E5-2420 v2
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5-2420 v2
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 1,400
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Xeon E5-2420 v2
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Xeon E5-2420 v2
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Xeon E5-2420 v2
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E5-2420 v2
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5-2420 v2
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5-2420 v2
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
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
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64