Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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 Threadripperno data
Power efficiency13.43no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)no data
Release date25 November 2019 (5 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads6436
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/s9.6 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache128 MB45 MB Last Level Cache
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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
SocketTR4no data
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8895 v3. 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-+
PAEno data46 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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 E7-8895 v3 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 E7-8895 v3. 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 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels44
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/s102 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8895 v3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 November 2019 1 April 2015
Physical cores 32 18
Threads 64 36
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 175 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has an age advantage of 4 years, 77.8% more physical cores and 77.8% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-8895 v3, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon E7-8895 v3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8895 v3 is a server/workstation one.


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