Xeon E-2246G vs Ryzen Threadripper 1955X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated867
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data33.91
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Power efficiencyno data10.20
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$311

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache32768 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data149.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSP3r2FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G 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 1955X and Xeon E-2246G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 6
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1955X has 66.7% more physical cores.

Xeon E-2246G, on the other hand, has 56.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1955X and Xeon E-2246G. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1955X is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2246G is a server/workstation one.


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