Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 1485 days newer than Xeon E5-2620 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 5 than Xeon E5-2620 v3 - 204 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 - 48 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 85 vs 250 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Xeon E5-2620 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Haswell-E |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 85 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
