AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon w9-3475X

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
6,932

Rank #72

6,651
6,932

Xeon w9-3475X wins by 4.1% (Rank #98 vs #72)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
6,407

Rank #134

6,023
6,407

Xeon w9-3475X wins by 6% (Rank #260 vs #134)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
7,719

Rank #45

7,592
7,719

Xeon w9-3475X wins by 1.6% (Rank #57 vs #45)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
8,036

Rank #22

5,758
8,036

Xeon w9-3475X wins by 28.3% (Rank #131 vs #22)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
7,042

Rank #40

6,517
7,042

Xeon w9-3475X wins by 7.5% (Rank #71 vs #40)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
8,359

Rank #16

5,296
8,359

Xeon w9-3475X wins by 36.6% (Rank #238 vs #16)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon w9-3475X Diff
Cores
24
36
-33.3%
Threads
48
72
-33.3%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,200 MHz
+26.7%
Clock Multiplier
30x
22x
+26.7%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
78 KB
+96.6%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
2 MiB
+84.1%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
300 W
16.7% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
10 nm
16.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon w9-3475X
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Sapphire Rapids
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 4677
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA16A
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Xeon w9-3475X
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Xeon w9-3475X
Sapphire Rapids

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon w9-3475X
Socket 4677

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Xeon w9-3475X
FC-LGA16A

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Xeon w9-3475X
DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Xeon w9-3475X
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Xeon w9-3475X
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Xeon w9-3475X
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Xeon w9-3475X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon w9-3475X
Process 12 nm 10 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 477 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Xeon w9-3475X
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Xeon w9-3475X
477 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Xeon w9-3475X
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Xeon w9-3475X
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Xeon w9-3475X
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon w9-3475X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon w9-3475X
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
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64