Xeon E6540 vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

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Intel Xeon E6540

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon E6540 with 6 cores 2GHz 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

Xeon E6540 's Advantages

Lower TDP (105W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX 's Advantages

Released 13 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)

Score

Xeon E6540

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Nehalem-EX

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 1567

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon(Beckton)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

2.3 billions

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

45 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

350 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

684 mm²

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

6

Total Core Count

64

12

Total Thread Count

128

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

15.0

Multiplier

32.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3-1333

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

2 TB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

2

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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