Ryzen Threadripper 1998X vs Xeon E5-2667 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking880not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.53no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.08no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$2,057no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads16no data
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB32768 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011SP3r2
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt0 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X 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 E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 16

Ryzen Threadripper 1998X has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Ryzen Threadripper 1998X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2667 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 1998X is a desktop one.


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