Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2950X outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is 2300 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 95 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Fortnite than Xeon E5-2420 - 224 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 32 vs 12 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
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May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Colfax |
Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
12 | Threads | 32 |
1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 180 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
19.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |