AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Xeon W-2195

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,719

Rank #92

vs
6,001

Rank #249

6,719
6,001

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 10.7% (Rank #92 vs #249)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,102

Rank #235

vs
5,794

Rank #360

6,102
5,794

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 5% (Rank #235 vs #360)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,645

Rank #52

vs
6,312

Rank #180

7,645
6,312

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 17.4% (Rank #52 vs #180)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,171

Rank #36

vs
5,497

Rank #181

7,171
5,497

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 23.3% (Rank #36 vs #181)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

8,185

Rank #24

vs
5,646

Rank #174

8,185
5,646

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 31% (Rank #24 vs #174)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,013

Rank #39

vs
5,640

Rank #153

7,013
5,640

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X wins by 19.6% (Rank #39 vs #153)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Xeon W-2195 Diff
Cores
32
18
+43.8%
Threads
64
36
+43.8%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
2,300 MHz
+37.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
4,300 MHz
Clock Multiplier
37x
23x
+37.8%
L1 Cache
2,048 KB
1,152 KB
+43.8%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
18 MiB
-11.1%
L3 Cache
128 MiB
25 MiB
+80.7%
Memory Channels
4
4
0%
Maximum Memory --
512 GB
Max Bandwidth
95 GB/s
79 GB/s
+16.7%
PCIe Lanes
64
48
+25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
280 W
140 W
50% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Xeon W-2195
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Xeon
Series 3900 W-2000
Model Number 3970X W-2195
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Skylake
Core Name Castle Skylake
Core Family -- 6
Socket Socket sTRX4 and LGA-4094 Socket
Package FCLGA-4094 FCLGA-2066
Chipset TRX40 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 3x16+4x4 x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Desktop Workstation
Release Price $1,999.00 $2,553.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
AMD
Xeon W-2195
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Ryzen
Xeon W-2195
Xeon

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3900
Xeon W-2195
W-2000

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3970X
Xeon W-2195
W-2195

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Zen 2
Xeon W-2195
Skylake

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Castle
Xeon W-2195
Skylake

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
--
Xeon W-2195
6

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Socket sTRX4 and LGA-4094
Xeon W-2195
Socket

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
FCLGA-4094
Xeon W-2195
FCLGA-2066

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
TRX40
Xeon W-2195
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
DDR4-3200
Xeon W-2195
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Yes
Xeon W-2195
Yes

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
4.0
Xeon W-2195
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
3x16+4x4
Xeon W-2195
x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop
Xeon W-2195
Workstation

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
$1,999.00
Xeon W-2195
$2,553.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
No
Xeon W-2195
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Xeon W-2195
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 484 mm²
Transistor Count 23.54 billion --
Manufacturer TSMC and GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
7 nm
Xeon W-2195
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
74 mm²
Xeon W-2195
484 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
23.54 billion
Xeon W-2195
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
TSMC and GlobalFoundries
Xeon W-2195
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
CMOS
Xeon W-2195
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
64-bit
Xeon W-2195
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon W-2195
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Xeon W-2195
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64