AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y

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
5,471

Rank #499

6,019
5,471

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 9.1% (Rank #243 vs #499)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
5,447

Rank #597

5,962
5,447

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 8.6% (Rank #285 vs #597)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,104

Rank #215

vs
5,506

Rank #401

6,104
5,506

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 9.8% (Rank #215 vs #401)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,277

Rank #240

vs
5,053

Rank #348

5,277
5,053

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 4.2% (Rank #240 vs #348)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,760

Rank #145

vs
5,135

Rank #347

5,760
5,135

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X wins by 10.9% (Rank #145 vs #347)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,132

Rank #324

vs
5,160

Rank #307

5,132
5,160

Xeon Silver 4309Y wins by 0.5% (Rank #324 vs #307)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon Silver 4309Y Diff
Cores
12
8
+33.3%
Threads
24
16
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
2,800 MHz
+20%
Clock Multiplier
35x
28x
+20%
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
62 KB
+94.6%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+84.1%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
11 MiB
+64.2%
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
105 W
41.7% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
10 nm
16.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon Silver 4309Y
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2920X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Ice Lake-SP
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 4189
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA4189
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-3600 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Release Price $649.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
AMD
Xeon Silver 4309Y
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Ryzen
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Ryzen
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
2920X
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Zen+
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Colfax
Xeon Silver 4309Y
Ice Lake-SP

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
23
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon Silver 4309Y
Socket 4189

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon Silver 4309Y
FC-LGA4189

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Promontory
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
DDR4-3600
Xeon Silver 4309Y
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Yes
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
3.0
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop
Xeon Silver 4309Y
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
$649.00
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
No
Xeon Silver 4309Y
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon Silver 4309Y
Process 12 nm 10 nm
Die Area 213 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 Silver 4309Y
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
213 mm²
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
9.60 billion
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
GlobalFoundries
Xeon Silver 4309Y
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
CMOS
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
64-bit
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Silver 4309Y
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Xeon Silver 4309Y
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
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