AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
What is the difference between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1068 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 921 |
| 12543 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 11121 |
| 30748 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 23912 |
| 2477 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2169 |
Processor Specs
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 |
| 3500 MHz | Frequency | 2300 MHz |
| 4400 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
| 180 W | TDP | |
| Colfax | Codename | Haswell E |
| sTR4 | Package | Socket 2011 LGA |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1067 | Single-Core Score | 915 |
| 12958 | Multi-Core Score | 11087 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| Alienware Alienware Area-51 R7 | Model | HUANANZHI X99 |
| Alienware 05J3W0 | Motherboard | HUANANZHI X99-T8D |
| Balanced | Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Name | Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 |
| 1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads | Topology | 2 Processors, 36 Cores, 72 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 63 Stepping 2 |
| 3.50 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.29 GHz |
| 4199 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3790 MHz |
| Socket SP3r2 (4094) | Package | Socket 2011 LGA |
| Colfax | Codename | Haswell-E/EP |
| 64.0 KB x 16 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 18 |
| 32.0 KB x 16 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 18 |
| 512 KB x 16 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 18 |
| 8.00 MB x 4 | L3 Cache | 45.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 64.00 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| 1463 MHz | Frequency | 798 MHz |
| DDR4 SDRAM | Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| 4 | Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1067 | Single-Core Score | 915 |
|---|---|---|
| 2213 | Crypto Score | 1245 |
| 937 | Integer Score | 877 |
| 1157 | Floating Point Score | 943 |
| 2213 3.77 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1245 2.12 GB/sec |
| 1036 5.24 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1010 5.11 MB/sec |
| 1141 54.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 950 44.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 897 2.53 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 922 2.60 MTE/sec |
| 838 984.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 842 988.9 KElements/sec |
| 726 227.6 Krows/sec | SQLite | 857 268.6 Krows/sec |
| 968 52.6 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 842 45.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 865 275.6 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 860 274.1 KB/sec |
| 892 6.95 Klines/sec | Clang | 842 6.56 Klines/sec |
| 1151 13.3 images/sec | Camera | 790 9.16 images/sec |
| 1118 1.40 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 781 977.6 Kpairs/sec |
| 1088 6737.8 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 968 5995.3 FPS |
| 1329 73.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 654 35.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1007 7.76 images/sec | Face Detection | 895 6.89 images/sec |
| 903 22.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 852 21.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1936 95.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1564 76.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1865 25.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1658 22.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1351 1.08 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1100 883.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 911 8.16 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 773 6.92 Kpixels/sec |
| 988 31.6 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 913 29.2 Words/sec |
| 768 29.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 687 26.6 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 12958 | Multi-Core Score | 11087 |
|---|---|---|
| 12183 | Crypto Score | 3995 |
| 12491 | Integer Score | 11230 |
| 14099 | Floating Point Score | 11960 |
| 12183 20.8 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 3995 6.81 GB/sec |
| 13899 70.3 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 18585 94.0 MB/sec |
| 17895 846.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 19652 929.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 5948 16.8 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2881 8.12 MTE/sec |
| 14055 16.5 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 13614 16.0 MElements/sec |
| 14909 4.67 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 21558 6.75 Mrows/sec |
| 13120 712.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 7014 380.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 9679 3.01 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 7660 2.38 MB/sec |
| 15896 123.9 Klines/sec | Clang | 21753 169.5 Klines/sec |
| 11827 137.1 images/sec | Camera | 7871 91.2 images/sec |
| 11440 14.3 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 11274 14.1 Mpairs/sec |
| 21442 132843.4 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 27970 173287.9 FPS |
| 14659 805.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 21351 1.17 Gpixels/sec |
| 16311 125.6 images/sec | Face Detection | 24868 191.5 images/sec |
| 14319 352.9 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 8530 210.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 20638 1.01 Gpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 13756 674.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 26502 361.1 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 15953 217.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 19487 15.6 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 22784 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 12377 110.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 10995 98.5 Kpixels/sec |
| 7347 234.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 4600 147.1 Words/sec |
| 5375 207.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1983 76.6 images/sec |