Ryzen 9 3900XT vs Xeon E5-2683 v4

Place in the ranking	698	268
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.76	24.97
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	8.76	18.53
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Matisse 2 (2020)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	7 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,846	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900XT has 805% better value for money than Xeon E5-2683 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	32	24
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	40 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	456.12 mm²	74 mm²
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT 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 E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 11.11

Ryzen 9 3900XT 20.56
+85.1%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 17645

Ryzen 9 3900XT 32666
+85.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 926

Ryzen 9 3900XT 1742
+88.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 7052

Ryzen 9 3900XT 9919
+40.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.11	20.56
Recency	20 June 2016	7 July 2020
Physical cores	16	12
Threads	32	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	105 Watt

Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 9 3900XT, on the other hand, has a 85.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 3900XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2683 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2683 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 3900XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Ryzen 9 3900XT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.