AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Xeon E5640

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
4,434

Rank #1,353

5,955
4,434

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 25.5% (Rank #267 vs #1353)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
4,347

Rank #1,442

5,759
4,347

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 24.5% (Rank #385 vs #1442)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
4,564

Rank #1,142

6,248
4,564

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 27% (Rank #199 vs #1142)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,599

Rank #966

5,416
4,599

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 15.1% (Rank #197 vs #966)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,572

Rank #988

6,007
4,572

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 23.9% (Rank #118 vs #988)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,582

Rank #1,010

5,224
4,582

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 12.3% (Rank #273 vs #1010)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5640 Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
8
+75%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
2,666 MHz
+21.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
20x
+41.2%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
11 MiB
+64.2%
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
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5640
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X --
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Westmere-EP
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1366
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA10
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 E5640
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E5640
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon E5640
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Xeon E5640
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Xeon E5640
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Xeon E5640
Westmere-EP

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Xeon E5640
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Xeon E5640
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E5640
Socket 1366

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E5640
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Xeon E5640
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Xeon E5640
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Xeon E5640
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Xeon E5640
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Xeon E5640
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Xeon E5640
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5640
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 239 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 1,170
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Xeon E5640
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Xeon E5640
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Xeon E5640
1,170

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E5640
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Xeon E5640
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Xeon E5640
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5640
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon E5640
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TXT
VT-x
XFR
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64