Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 834 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $169.73 vs $497.21
- Up to 67% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $1.5 vs $4.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 2% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 129 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 48 vs 8 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
126
97.67441860465115%
Value, €/FPS
€1.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.4
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €188.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 46 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
129
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.56/FPS
32.89473684210527%
Price, €
€551.9
34%
FPS Winner
Buy for €551.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 48 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Single-Core
1088
88.09716599190284%
Multi-Core
3898
52.62589442419333%
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
---|---|---|
Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Broadwell-E/EP | Codename | Colfax |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 24 |
8 | Threads | 48 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 250 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |