Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1650 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1650 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 834 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1650 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Xeon E5-1650 v4 - 537 vs 530 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 - 48 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $78.02 vs $1150.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $0.15 vs $2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
537
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
7%
Price, $
$1150
6%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12237 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
530
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$78.02
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $78.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12237 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 |
---|---|---|
Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Xeon E5 |
Colfax | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 12 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |