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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX outperforms Xeon E5-2696 v3 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is 1435 days newer than Xeon E5-2696 v3.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 6 than Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 118 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 - 64 vs 36 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$14.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1700
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2696 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 13th, 2018 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Haswell E | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 18 | Cores | 32 |
| 36 | Threads | 64 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 250 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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