AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2

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
4,975

Rank #895

6,400
4,975

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 22.3% (Rank #133 vs #895)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
4,830

Rank #1,054

5,836
4,830

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 17.2% (Rank #339 vs #1054)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
5,193

Rank #517

7,246
5,193

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 28.3% (Rank #78 vs #517)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
4,993

Rank #388

6,054
4,993

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 17.5% (Rank #99 vs #388)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
5,094

Rank #376

6,591
5,094

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 22.7% (Rank #66 vs #376)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
4,953

Rank #423

5,410
4,953

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 8.4% (Rank #207 vs #423)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5-2697 v2 Diff
Cores
32
12
+62.5%
Threads
64
24
+62.5%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,700 MHz
+10%
Clock Multiplier
30x
27x
+10%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
62 KB
+98%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
29 MiB
+55.3%
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
22 nm
45.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5-2697 v2
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Ivy Bridge-EP
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 2011
Package FCLGA-4094
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 $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Xeon E5-2697 v2
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Xeon E5-2697 v2
Ivy Bridge-EP

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E5-2697 v2
Socket 2011

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E5-2697 v2

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Xeon E5-2697 v2
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Xeon E5-2697 v2
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Xeon E5-2697 v2
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5-2697 v2
Process 12 nm 22 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 1,400
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
12 nm
Xeon E5-2697 v2
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Xeon E5-2697 v2
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Xeon E5-2697 v2
1,400

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E5-2697 v2
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5-2697 v2
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5-2697 v2
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SEV
SHA
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TSME
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64