Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX with 64 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (69W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX 's Advantages

Released 11 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2

644

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX +303%

2599

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2

2306

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX +974%

24780

Intel Xeon E3 1280 v2

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Ivy Bridge

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

69 W

Power Consumption

350 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

160 mm²

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Total Core Count

64

8

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36.0

Multiplier

32.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

2 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

3

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

128

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