Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Xeon E5-2680 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 E5-2680 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 284 vs 273 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 48 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 120 vs 250 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Xeon E5-2680 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
24 | Cores | 12 |
48 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 120 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
