AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon X5677

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
4,653

Rank #1,147

6,651
4,653

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 30% (Rank #98 vs #1147)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
4,652

Rank #1,175

6,023
4,652

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 22.8% (Rank #260 vs #1175)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,655

Rank #1,024

7,592
4,655

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 38.7% (Rank #57 vs #1024)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,641

Rank #856

5,758
4,641

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 19.4% (Rank #131 vs #856)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,633

Rank #818

6,517
4,633

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 28.9% (Rank #71 vs #818)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,612

Rank #931

5,296
4,612

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 12.9% (Rank #238 vs #931)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon X5677 Diff
Cores
24
4
+83.3%
Threads
48
8
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,466 MHz
-13.4%
Clock Multiplier
30x
26x
+13.3%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
62 KB
+97.3%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+98%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
11 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)
250 W
130 W
48% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
32 nm
62.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon X5677
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Westmere-EP
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1366
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA10
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Xeon X5677
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Xeon X5677
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Xeon X5677
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Xeon X5677
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Xeon X5677
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Xeon X5677
Westmere-EP

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Xeon X5677
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon X5677
Socket 1366

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Xeon X5677
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Xeon X5677
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Xeon X5677
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Xeon X5677
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Xeon X5677
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon X5677
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Xeon X5677
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Xeon X5677
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Xeon X5677
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon X5677
Process 12 nm 32 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 239 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 1,170
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Xeon X5677
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Xeon X5677
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Xeon X5677
1,170

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Xeon X5677
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Xeon X5677
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Xeon X5677
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon X5677
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Xeon X5677
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PBO
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64