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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 3970X is 1126 days newer than the more expensive Xeon E5-2699A v4.
Advantages of Xeon E5-2699A v4
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 145 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 5% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 135 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - $1465.00 vs $1900.00
- Up to 27% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Xeon E5-2699A v4 - $10.85 vs $14.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 - 64 vs 44 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Xeon Processor E5-2699A v4 22 Core 2.40GHZ 55MB 145W CM8066003197800 (OEM Tray Processor)
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Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1465
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Xeon E5-2699A v4 | vs | Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Broadwell | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 22 | Cores | 32 |
| 44 | Threads | 64 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
145 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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