Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms Xeon E5-2697 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 E5-2697 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 130 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 15% better in Borderlands 3 than Xeon E5-2697 v2 - 233 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 - 48 vs 24 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Castle Peak |
Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 24 |
24 | Threads | 48 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 280 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |