Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Xeon W-2195

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	299	268
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	16.00	14.00
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	ZEN+ (2018−2020)
Release date	29 September 2017 (6 years old)	13 August 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,553	$899
Current price	$899 (0.4x MSRP)	$762 (0.8x MSRP)

Xeon W-2195 has 14% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	32
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	no data	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Socket R4	Socket TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size	512 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	93.867 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2195 and Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X outperforms Xeon W-2195 by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	18.22	19.18
Recency	29 September 2017	13 August 2018
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Cost	$2553	$899
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	180 Watt

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