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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Xeon E5-2660 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 1485 days newer than Xeon E5-2660 v3.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 105 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 6% better in Rust than Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 187 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 48 vs 20 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-2660 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Haswell | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 48 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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