Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2950X outperforms Xeon E5-2640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is 2369 days newer than Xeon E5-2640.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2640
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 95 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Performs up to 9% better in Overwatch 2 than Xeon E5-2640 - 347 vs 319 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2640 - 32 vs 12 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Xeon E5-2640
Server/Workstation • Mar 6th, 2012
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Sandy Bridge-EP | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
