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Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 1253 days newer than Xeon E5-1620 v4.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 140 vs 280 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

  • Performs up to 4% better in The Last of Us Part I than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 137 vs 132 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 64 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of The Last of Us Part I.
The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1620 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


FPS

132

96.35036496350365%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

137

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$16.06/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$2200

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler

Buy for CA$2,200 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55061 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1620 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo
Xeon E5-1620 v4

Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016


Single-Core

1088

66.50366748166259%

Multi-Core

3898

27.826956025128496%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1636

100%

Multi-Core

14008

100%

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Logo

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Logo

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Jun 20th, 2016Release Date
Nov 25th, 2019
Xeon E5CollectionRyzen Threadripper
Broadwell-E/EPCodenameCastle Peak
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket TRX4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
32
8Threads
64
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
140 W
TDP280 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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