AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon W3530

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
4,545

Rank #1,239

6,651
4,545

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 31.7% (Rank #98 vs #1239)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
4,541

Rank #1,257

6,023
4,541

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 24.6% (Rank #260 vs #1257)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,552

Rank #1,154

7,592
4,552

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 40% (Rank #57 vs #1154)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,601

Rank #961

5,758
4,601

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 20.1% (Rank #131 vs #961)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,577

Rank #970

6,517
4,577

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 29.8% (Rank #71 vs #970)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,578

Rank #1,028

5,296
4,578

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 13.6% (Rank #238 vs #1028)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon W3530 Diff
Cores
24
4
+83.3%
Threads
48
8
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,800 MHz
+6.7%
Clock Multiplier
30x
21x
+30%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
62 KB
+97.3%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+98%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
8 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
4
3
+25%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
26 GB/s
+70.7%
PCIe Lanes
60
16
+73.3%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
130 W
48% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
45 nm
73.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon W3530
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX W3530
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Bloomfield
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA8
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 3
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Xeon W3530
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Xeon W3530
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Xeon W3530
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Xeon W3530
W3530

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Xeon W3530
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Xeon W3530
Bloomfield

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Xeon W3530
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon W3530
FCLGA1366

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Xeon W3530
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Xeon W3530
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Xeon W3530
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Xeon W3530
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Xeon W3530
3

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon W3530
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Xeon W3530
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Xeon W3530
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Xeon W3530
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon W3530
Process 12 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 263 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
Xeon W3530
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Xeon W3530
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Xeon W3530
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Xeon W3530
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Xeon W3530
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Xeon W3530
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon W3530
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon W3530
GPU -- HD Graphics 4600
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Xeon W3530
HD Graphics 4600

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Xeon W3530
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
--
Xeon W3530
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon W3530
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