Xeon Platinum 8380HL vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8380HL 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 evaluation15.60no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency13.43no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date25 November 2019 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 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 Platinum 8380HL 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads6456
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate8 × 16 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8380HL 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
SocketTR4FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8380HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8380HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8380HL 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 Platinum 8380HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size256 GB4.5 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8380HL.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 November 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 32 28
Threads 64 56
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 250 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8380HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 12% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and Xeon Platinum 8380HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8380HL is a server/workstation one.


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