Intel Xeon E5-2679 v4 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,868

Rank #295

vs
7,252

Rank #50

5,868
7,252

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX wins by 19.1% (Rank #295 vs #50)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,197

Rank #810

vs
6,353

Rank #157

5,197
6,353

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX wins by 18.2% (Rank #810 vs #157)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,874

Rank #112

vs
8,600

Rank #18

6,874
8,600

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX wins by 20.1% (Rank #112 vs #18)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,514

Rank #177

vs
10,444

Rank #6

5,514
10,444

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX wins by 47.2% (Rank #177 vs #6)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,584

Rank #187

vs
10,666

Rank #6

5,584
10,666

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX wins by 47.6% (Rank #187 vs #6)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,370

Rank #220

vs
8,928

Rank #12

5,370
8,928

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX wins by 39.9% (Rank #220 vs #12)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX Diff
Cores
20
64
-68.8%
Threads
40
128
-68.8%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
2,700 MHz
-7.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
25x
27x
-7.4%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
5 MiB
0 MiB
+90.2%
L3 Cache
50 MiB
--
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
--
Max CPUs
2
--
TDP (lower is better)
200 W
280 W
28.6% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
7 nm
50% more

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2679 --
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Chagall PRO
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- Socket WRX8
Package -- sWRX8
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR4
Market Segment Server Server/Workstation
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
AMD

Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Xeon
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Series

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2000
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2679
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Chagall PRO

Core Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
6
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2679 v4
4F
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Socket WRX8

Package

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
sWRX8

Chipset

Xeon E5-2679 v4
C610
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
DDR4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Server
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Server/Workstation

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Yes
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Process 14 nm 7 nm
Die Area 456.12 mm² 8x mm²
Transistor Count 7.20 billion 33,200
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Xeon E5-2679 v4
14 nm
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
7 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2679 v4
456.12 mm²
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
8x mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2679 v4
7.20 billion
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
33,200

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
TSMC

Technology

Xeon E5-2679 v4
CMOS
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2679 v4
64-bit
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2679 v4 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64