Threadripper PRO 7995WX vs Xeon E5-2690 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	762	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	7.19	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Storm Peak (2023)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	96
Threads	24	192
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	356 mm2	12x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX. 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
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 E5-2690 v3 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX 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 E5-2690 v3 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 E5-2690 v3 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v3 and Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	96
Threads	24	192
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	350 Watt

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