Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
2023
96 cores / 192 threads, 350 Watt
96.70
+1742%
Xeon E3-1270 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.25

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v5 by a whopping 1742% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21191
Place by popularity3not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.303.35
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency26.156.21
Architecture codenameStorm Peak (2023)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999$339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1270 v5 has 2% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5 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 cores964 (Quad-Core)
Threads1928
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache384 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeCompute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors78,840 million1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketsTR5FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5 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 PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E3-1270 v5.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes12816

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 PRO 7995WX 96.70
+1742%
Xeon E3-1270 v5 5.25

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 153598
+1742%
Xeon E3-1270 v5 8340

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 96.70 5.25
Recency 19 October 2023 19 October 2015
Physical cores 96 4
Threads 192 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX has a 1741.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1270 v5, on the other hand, has 337.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v5 in performance tests.


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