Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX vs Xeon E3-1505L v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1600	27
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.86	6.04
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency	12.11	17.81
Architecture codename	Skylake-H (2015−2016)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	14 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$433	$5,500

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX has 602% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505L v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	8	128
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	20	27
L1 cache	256 KB	4 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	122 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	2,300 million	38740 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1440	sWRX8
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics P530

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.20	52.69
Recency	1 September 2015	14 July 2020
Physical cores	4	64
Threads	8	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	280 Watt

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