Xeon E5-2696 V3 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1	453
Place by popularity	20	not in top-100
Value for money	2.77	45.75
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Storm Peak	Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	no data
Current price	$11150 (1.1x MSRP)	$122

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has 1552% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3 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	96	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	192	36
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	6 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB	45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	22 nm
Die size	Compute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	78,840 million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3 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	2
Socket	sTR5	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 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 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon E5-2696 V3.

PCIe version	5.0	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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX outperforms Xeon E5-2696 V3 by 592% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	100.00	14.46
Recency	19 October 2023	8 September 2014
Physical cores	96	18
Threads	192	36
Chip lithography	5 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	145 Watt

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