Xeon w5-2445 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1940

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated279
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.75
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data10.93
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date29 July 2017 (7 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$839

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2820
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB26.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445 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 configuration11
SocketSP3r2FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 July 2017 15 February 2023
Physical cores 14 10
Threads 28 20
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 175 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 has 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

Xeon w5-2445, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 2.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and Xeon w5-2445. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1940 is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-2445 is a server/workstation one.


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