Xeon E7-8890 v2 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking188not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency8.63no data
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)no data
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads2430
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier41no data
L1 cache768 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache64 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die size4x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors16,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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 configuration18
SocketWRX8FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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 PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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 PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size2 TiB1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes12832

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 March 2022 1 January 2014
Physical cores 12 15
Threads 24 30
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 155 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-8890 v2, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 80.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Xeon E7-8890 v2. We've got no test results to judge.


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