Xeon Platinum 8368 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 280 Watt
34.16
Xeon Platinum 8368
2021
38 cores / 76 threads, 270 Watt
57.38
+68%

Xeon Platinum 8368 outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 3960X by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12023
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.00no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency11.6720.33
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCIntel
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date25 November 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Xeon Platinum 8368 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)38
Threads4876
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Xeon Platinum 8368 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
SocketTR4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Xeon Platinum 8368. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Xeon Platinum 8368 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Xeon Platinum 8368 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Xeon Platinum 8368. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size256 GB6 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Xeon Platinum 8368.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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.

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 34.16
Xeon Platinum 8368 57.38
+68%

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.

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 54798
Xeon Platinum 8368 92054
+68%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.16 57.38
Recency 25 November 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 24 38
Threads 48 76
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 270 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8368, on the other hand, has a 68% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 58.3% more physical cores and 58.3% more threads, and 3.7% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8368 is a server/workstation one.

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