AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Xeon W-1290E

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
5,882

Rank #287

5,955
5,882

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 1.2% (Rank #267 vs #287)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
5,971

Rank #281

5,759
5,971

Xeon W-1290E wins by 3.6% (Rank #385 vs #281)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
5,749

Rank #300

6,248
5,749

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 8% (Rank #199 vs #300)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
5,136

Rank #308

5,416
5,136

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 5.2% (Rank #197 vs #308)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
5,246

Rank #298

6,007
5,246

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 12.7% (Rank #118 vs #298)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
5,174

Rank #298

5,224
5,174

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 1% (Rank #273 vs #298)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon W-1290E Diff
Cores
16
10
+37.5%
Threads
32
20
+37.5%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
3,500 MHz
-2.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
35x
-2.9%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
19 MiB
+40.4%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
95 W
47.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon W-1290E
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X --
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Comet Lake
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1200
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA14A
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Xeon W-1290E
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon W-1290E
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Xeon W-1290E
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Xeon W-1290E
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Xeon W-1290E
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Xeon W-1290E
Comet Lake

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Xeon W-1290E
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Xeon W-1290E
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon W-1290E
Socket 1200

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon W-1290E
FC-LGA14A

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Xeon W-1290E
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Xeon W-1290E
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Xeon W-1290E
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Xeon W-1290E
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Xeon W-1290E
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Xeon W-1290E
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon W-1290E
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 206 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Xeon W-1290E
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Xeon W-1290E
206 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Xeon W-1290E
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon W-1290E
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Xeon W-1290E
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Xeon W-1290E
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon W-1290E
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Xeon W-1290E
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TVB
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64