Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 1904 days newer than Xeon E5-2696 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 216 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 48 vs 36 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
216
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1250
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 212 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
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Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Haswell E | Codename | Castle Peak |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 24 |
36 | Threads | 48 |
2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
Not Available | TDP | 280 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |