Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Xeon E5-2699A v4

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms the more expensive Xeon E5-2699A v4 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 707 days newer than the more expensive Xeon E5-2699A v4.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Performs up to 0% better in Battlefield 1 than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 240 vs 239 FPS
Up to 53% cheaper than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - $894.99 vs $1900.00
Up to 53% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - $3.73 vs $7.95 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 48 vs 44 threads

Advantages of Xeon E5-2699A v4

Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 145 vs 250 Watts

This is a free version of Battlefield 1.

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

FPS

240

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.73/FPS

100%

Price, $

$894.99

100%

Value Winner

AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1

Buy for $894.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 197 minutes ago

Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016

FPS

239

100%

Value, $/FPS

$7.95/FPS

47%

Price, $

$1900

47%

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2699A v4 22 Core 2.40GHZ 55MB 145W CM8066003197800 (OEM Tray Processor)

Buy for $1,900 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 196 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016

1920 x 1080

Very High

179

FPS

168

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

197

FPS

195

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

341

FPS

332

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

757

FPS

751

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

125

FPS

124

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018

Single-Core

1235

100%

Multi-Core

7407

77%

Xeon E5-2699A v4

Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016

Single-Core

1175

95%

Multi-Core

9619

100%

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	vs	Xeon E5-2699A v4
Oct 2nd, 2018	Release Date	Oct 25th, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Xeon E5
Colfax	Codename	Broadwell
AMD Socket SP3r2	Socket	Intel Socket 2011-3
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	22
48	Threads	44
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.4 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
250 W	TDP	145 W
12 nm	Process Size	14 nm
30.0x	Multiplier	24.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Xeon E5-2699A v4