Intel Xeon X5660 vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

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Intel Xeon X5660

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5660 with 6 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX with 24 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5660 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX 's Advantages

Released 13 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon X5660

471

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX +488%

2770

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon X5660

2075

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX +1053%

23936

Intel Xeon X5660

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

26.28 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

350 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

239 mm²

Die Size

4x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

48

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

42.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

24 MB

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

2 TB

3

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

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Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

2

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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