Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 180 Watt
17.82
+55%
Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.50

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking319632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.7018.45
Market segmentDesktop processorWorkstation
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Xeon (Desktop)
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date10 August 2017 (6 years ago)10 March 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999$1,745
Current price$493 (0.5x MSRP)$196 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 35% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3228
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus supportno data9.6 GT/s / QPI
L1 cache96K (per core)448 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)3.5 MB
L3 cache32 MB35 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2306 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C86 °C
Number of transistors9,600 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketSP3r2FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size2 TiB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes6040

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 Threadripper 1950X 17.82
+55%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 11.50

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 27561
+54.9%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 17789

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 55% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 1180
+16.6%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 1012

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 17% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 7703
+10.5%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 6974

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 10% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 4754
+28.2%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 28% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 41814
+35.2%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 35% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 23
+31%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 18

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 31% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 2997
+80.9%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 1657

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 81% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 159
+59%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 100

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 59% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 1.73
+53.1%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 1.13

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 53% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 19
+102%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 9.4

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 102% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 4150
Xeon E5-2680 v4 6323
+52.4%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 1950X by 52% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 134
+69.8%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 79

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 70% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 190
+38.8%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 137

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by 39% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.82 11.50
Recency 10 August 2017 10 March 2016
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 32 28
Cost $999 $1745
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 120 Watt

The Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v4 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Xeon E5-2680 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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