AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Xeon E5506

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
4,204

Rank #1,671

5,955
4,204

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 29.4% (Rank #267 vs #1671)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
4,142

Rank #1,640

5,759
4,142

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 28.1% (Rank #385 vs #1640)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
4,297

Rank #1,764

6,248
4,297

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 31.2% (Rank #199 vs #1764)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,533

Rank #1,275

5,416
4,533

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 16.3% (Rank #197 vs #1275)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,500

Rank #1,324

6,007
4,500

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 25.1% (Rank #118 vs #1324)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,515

Rank #1,295

5,224
4,515

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 13.6% (Rank #273 vs #1295)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5506 Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
4
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
2,130 MHz
+37.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
16x
+52.9%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
4 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
4
3
+25%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
19 GB/s
+75.8%
PCIe Lanes --
16
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 1950X Xeon E5506
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X E5506
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
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Xeon E5506
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E5506
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E5506
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Xeon E5506
E5506

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Xeon E5506
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Xeon E5506
Gainestown

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Xeon E5506
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Xeon E5506
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E5506
FCLGA1366

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E5506
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Xeon E5506
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Xeon E5506
DDR3 800

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Xeon E5506
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E5506
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E5506
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Xeon E5506
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Xeon E5506
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Xeon E5506
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5506
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 1950X
14 nm
Xeon E5506
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Xeon E5506
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Xeon E5506
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E5506
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Xeon E5506
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Xeon E5506
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5506
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5506
GPU -- HD Graphics 2000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E5506
HD Graphics 2000

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E5506
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Xeon E5506
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5506
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