Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 2276 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 95 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 11% better in DOOM Eternal than Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 499 vs 449 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 - 48 vs 20 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Xeon E5-2660 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 48 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
