Threadripper PRO 7945WX vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking705not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.98no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency8.77no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Storm Peak (2023)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$1,399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache448 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size306.18 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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
SocketFCLGA2011sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. 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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes40128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 19 October 2023
Physical cores 14 12
Threads 28 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

Threadripper PRO 7945WX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Threadripper PRO 7945WX is a desktop one.


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