Xeon E7-8894 v4 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking65not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.56no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Xeon E7
Power efficiency13.43no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date25 November 2019 (5 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999$8,898

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads6448
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/s3 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache128 MB60 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 v4 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 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size256 GB3 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 32 24
Threads 64 48
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-8894 v4, on the other hand, has 69.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8894 v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8894 v4 is a server/workstation one.


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