Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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 2970WX is 1848 days newer than Xeon E5-1660 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 130 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 187 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 48 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-1660 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 48 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
