AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Xeon E5645

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
4,468

Rank #1,318

6,400
4,468

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 30.2% (Rank #133 vs #1318)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
4,372

Rank #1,418

5,836
4,372

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 25.1% (Rank #339 vs #1418)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
4,613

Rank #1,068

7,246
4,613

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 36.3% (Rank #78 vs #1068)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
4,635

Rank #874

6,054
4,635

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 23.4% (Rank #99 vs #874)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
4,631

Rank #822

6,591
4,631

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 29.7% (Rank #66 vs #822)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
4,604

Rank #953

5,410
4,604

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 14.9% (Rank #207 vs #953)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5645 Diff
Cores
32
6
+81.3%
Threads
64
12
+81.3%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,400 MHz
+20%
Clock Multiplier
30x
18x
+40%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
62 KB
+98%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
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
80 W
68% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
32 nm
62.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5645
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX --
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 $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Xeon E5645
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon E5645
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon E5645
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Xeon E5645
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Xeon E5645
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Xeon E5645
Westmere-EP

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Xeon E5645
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon E5645
Socket 1366

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Xeon E5645
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Xeon E5645
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Xeon E5645
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Xeon E5645
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Xeon E5645
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon E5645
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Xeon E5645
Server

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Xeon E5645
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Xeon E5645
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5645
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 2990WX
12 nm
Xeon E5645
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Xeon E5645
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Xeon E5645
1,170

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Xeon E5645
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Xeon E5645
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Xeon E5645
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E5645
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon E5645
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
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
TXT
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64