Threadripper PRO 7995WX vs Xeon E5-1620

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1475not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.67no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.69no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Storm Peak (2023)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$313no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)96
Threads8192
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size294 mm212x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,270 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2011SP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size375 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 96
Threads 8 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon E5-1620 has 169.2% lower power consumption.

Threadripper PRO 7995WX, on the other hand, has 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1620 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1620 is a server/workstation processor while Threadripper PRO 7995WX is a desktop one.


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