Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2950X outperforms Xeon E5-1660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is 1816 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 130 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Performs up to 66% better in Immortals of Aveum than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 48 vs 29 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 32 vs 12 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-1660 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
