Xeon E5-2687W vs Ryzen 9 3900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	259	991
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.85	2.16
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date	24 September 2019 (4 years ago)	March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$815
Current price	$403	$114 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900 has 1375% better value for money than Xeon E5-2687W.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 74 mm2	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	67 °C
Number of transistors	7,600 million	2270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Xeon E5-2687W.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Xeon E5-2687W by 209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.93	6.46
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

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