Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	205	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.01	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	21.98	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	14 November 2019 (5 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	32	28
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	31
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	35 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	306.18 mm2
Number of transistors	19,200 million	4700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1,536 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 November 2019	20 June 2016
Physical cores	16	14
Threads	32	28
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt

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