Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Xeon E5-2697A v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	550	301
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.71	6.45
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency	8.89	7.32
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	2 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,891	$1,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 138% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697A v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	32	48
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	26	30
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	40 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	7200 Million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	Socket TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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 Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	93.867 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.62	19.34
Recency	20 June 2016	2 October 2018
Physical cores	16	24
Threads	32	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	250 Watt

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