Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

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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 ranking202not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.85no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency21.99no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3228
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache8 MB3.5 MB
L3 cache64 MB35 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die size2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2306.18 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million4700 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt120 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 extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno 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.

TXTno 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 typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GB1,536 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 June 2019 20 June 2016
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 32 28
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 9 3950X has an age advantage of 2 years, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3950X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 3950X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2670 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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