AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,019

Rank #243

vs
5,239

Rank #669

6,019
5,239

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 13% (Rank #243 vs #669)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
5,456

Rank #586

5,962
5,456

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 8.5% (Rank #285 vs #586)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,104

Rank #215

vs
4,914

Rank #712

6,104
4,914

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 19.5% (Rank #215 vs #712)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,277

Rank #240

vs
4,755

Rank #575

5,277
4,755

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 9.9% (Rank #240 vs #575)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,760

Rank #145

vs
4,688

Rank #705

5,760
4,688

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 18.6% (Rank #145 vs #705)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,132

Rank #324

vs
4,848

Rank #514

5,132
4,848

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 5.5% (Rank #324 vs #514)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon E3-1285 v4 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
3,500 MHz
0%
Clock Multiplier
35x
35x
0%
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
62 KB
+94.6%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
6 MiB
+82.1%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
95 W
47.2% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon E3-1285 v4
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2920X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Broadwell-DT
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1150
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA12C
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-3600 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $649.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
AMD
Xeon E3-1285 v4
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
2920X
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Zen+
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Colfax
Xeon E3-1285 v4
Broadwell-DT

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
23
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E3-1285 v4
Socket 1150

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E3-1285 v4
FC-LGA12C

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Promontory
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
DDR4-3600
Xeon E3-1285 v4
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Yes
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
3.0
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop
Xeon E3-1285 v4
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
$649.00
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
No
Xeon E3-1285 v4
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon E3-1285 v4
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12 nm
Xeon E3-1285 v4
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
213 mm²
Xeon E3-1285 v4
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
9.60 billion
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E3-1285 v4
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
CMOS
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
64-bit
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1285 v4
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon E3-1285 v4
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64