Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Xeon E7-8890 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.60
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Haswell-EX (2015)	Storm Peak (2023)
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	36	128
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	160 mm2	8x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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	8	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. 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	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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 E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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 E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2015	19 October 2023
Physical cores	18	64
Threads	36	128
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	350 Watt

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