Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Xeon W3690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1277	408
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.81	10.20
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	ZEN+ (2018−2019)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	3 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X has 464% better value for money than Xeon W3690.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	24
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Die size	239 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	19,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	SP3r2
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size	24 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	93.867 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3690 and Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.69	16.49
Recency	14 February 2011	3 October 2018
Physical cores	6	12
Threads	12	24
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	180 Watt

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