AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Pentium E6700

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,651

Rank #98

vs
4,318

Rank #1,497

6,651
4,318

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 35.1% (Rank #98 vs #1497)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
4,307

Rank #1,482

6,023
4,307

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 28.5% (Rank #260 vs #1482)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,334

Rank #1,628

7,592
4,334

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 42.9% (Rank #57 vs #1628)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,496

Rank #1,559

5,758
4,496

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 21.9% (Rank #131 vs #1559)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,470

Rank #1,529

6,517
4,470

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 31.4% (Rank #71 vs #1529)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,462

Rank #1,655

5,296
4,462

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 15.7% (Rank #238 vs #1655)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Pentium E6700 Diff
Cores
24
2
+91.7%
Threads
48
4
+91.7%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,160 MHz
-5.1%
Clock Multiplier
30x
12x
+60%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
62 KB
+97.3%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
2 MiB
+84.1%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
26 GB/s
+70.7%
PCIe Lanes
60
12
+80%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
65 W
74% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
45 nm
73.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Pentium E6700
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX E8500
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Wolfdale
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 LGA775
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA8
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Pentium E6700
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Pentium E6700
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Pentium E6700
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Pentium E6700
E8500

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Pentium E6700
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Pentium E6700
Wolfdale

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Pentium E6700
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Pentium E6700
LGA775

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Pentium E6700
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Pentium E6700
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Pentium E6700
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Pentium E6700
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Pentium E6700
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Pentium E6700
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Pentium E6700
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Pentium E6700
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Pentium E6700
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Pentium E6700
Process 12 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 82 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Pentium E6700
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Pentium E6700
82 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Pentium E6700
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Pentium E6700
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Pentium E6700
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Pentium E6700
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium E6700
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Pentium E6700
GPU -- HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 900 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Pentium E6700
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Pentium E6700
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Pentium E6700
900 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Pentium E6700
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
PBO
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 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64