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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 1327 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Performs up to 9% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 133 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 128 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $136.62 vs $4255.0
- Up to 96% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $1.12 vs $31.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 140 vs 280 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$31.99/FPS
3%
Price, $
$4255
3%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
122
91%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 4 |
128 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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