Xeon E6540 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

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Intel Xeon E6540

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

We compared the server Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz and the desktop AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX with 12 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX 's Advantages

Released 10 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E6540

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Zen 2

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

-

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

-

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

684 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

12

-

Performance Core Threads

24

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

40x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

-

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

2

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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