Xeon E-2234 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X outperforms Xeon E-2234 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 937 | 1328 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.56 | 5.77 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | Intel Xeon E |
| Power efficiency | 8.19 | 8.26 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 30 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $250 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2234 has 125% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 38 | 36 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9600 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | SP3r2 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 71 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234 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 Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Quad-channel | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
| Clear Video | - | - |
| Clear Video HD | - | - |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | - | - |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | - | N/A |
| Max resolution over eDP | - | N/A |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | - | N/A |
| Max resolution over VGA | - | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | - | N/A |
| OpenGL | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Xeon E-2234.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 60 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.53 | 5.46 |
| Recency | 30 July 2017 | 27 May 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 71 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has a 74.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Xeon E-2234, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 153.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E-2234 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2234 is a server/workstation one.
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