AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

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
6,288

Rank #155

6,400
6,288

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 1.8% (Rank #133 vs #155)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
5,997

Rank #271

5,836
5,997

Xeon Gold 6426Y wins by 2.7% (Rank #339 vs #271)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
6,725

Rank #125

7,246
6,725

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 7.2% (Rank #78 vs #125)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
5,995

Rank #106

6,054
5,995

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 1% (Rank #99 vs #106)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
5,853

Rank #131

6,591
5,853

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 11.2% (Rank #66 vs #131)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
6,234

Rank #82

5,410
6,234

Xeon Gold 6426Y wins by 13.2% (Rank #207 vs #82)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon Gold 6426Y Diff
Cores
32
16
+50%
Threads
64
32
+50%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,500 MHz
+16.7%
Clock Multiplier
30x
25x
+16.7%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
78 KB
+97.5%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
2 MiB
+88.1%
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
185 W
26% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
10 nm
16.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon Gold 6426Y
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX --
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 $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Xeon Gold 6426Y
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Xeon Gold 6426Y
Sapphire Rapids

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Xeon Gold 6426Y
Socket 4677

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Xeon Gold 6426Y
FC-LGA16A

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Xeon Gold 6426Y
DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Xeon Gold 6426Y
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Xeon Gold 6426Y
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon Gold 6426Y
Process 12 nm 10 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 19.20 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
12 nm
Xeon Gold 6426Y
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Xeon Gold 6426Y
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 6426Y
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Xeon Gold 6426Y
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
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64