Xeon E5-1680 v2 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	206	942
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	21.98	5.78
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)	10 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	0 GT/s
L1 cache	1 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	22 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	341 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	19,200 million	2,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+
VID voltage range	no data	0.65–1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
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 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	128 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-1680 v2.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.39	7.94
Recency	11 June 2019	10 September 2013
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	130 Watt

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