AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,400

Rank #133

vs
5,180

Rank #725

6,400
5,180

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 19.1% (Rank #133 vs #725)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
5,371

Rank #672

5,836
5,371

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 8% (Rank #339 vs #672)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
4,894

Rank #731

7,246
4,894

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 32.5% (Rank #78 vs #731)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
4,684

Rank #714

6,054
4,684

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 22.6% (Rank #99 vs #714)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
4,683

Rank #719

6,591
4,683

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 28.9% (Rank #66 vs #719)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
4,715

Rank #714

5,410
4,715

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 12.8% (Rank #207 vs #714)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E3-1230 v3 Diff
Cores
32
4
+87.5%
Threads
64
8
+87.5%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,500 MHz
-14.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
33x
-9.1%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
62 KB
+98%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
8 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
21 GB/s
+76%
PCIe Lanes
60
16
+73.3%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
95 W
62% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
32 nm
62.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E3-1230 v3
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX i7-2700K
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Haswell-WS
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 LGA1155
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA12C
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Release Price $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Xeon E3-1230 v3
i7-2700K

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Haswell-WS

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E3-1230 v3
LGA1155

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E3-1230 v3
FC-LGA12C

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Xeon E3-1230 v3
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Xeon E3-1230 v3
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Xeon E3-1230 v3
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon E3-1230 v3
1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E3-1230 v3
Process 12 nm 32 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 1,400
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
12 nm
Xeon E3-1230 v3
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Xeon E3-1230 v3
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Xeon E3-1230 v3
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Xeon E3-1230 v3
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1230 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E3-1230 v3
GPU -- HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1350 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
--
Xeon E3-1230 v3
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
--
Xeon E3-1230 v3
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
--
Xeon E3-1230 v3
1350 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E3-1230 v3
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
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64