Intel Xeon E3 1280 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

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Intel Xeon E3 1280 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1280 with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX with 24 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1280 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 's Advantages

Released 10 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR3)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280

1348

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX +54%

2086

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280

4533

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX +329%

19489

Intel Xeon E3 1280

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Chagall PRO

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket WRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 3 (Chagall))

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

16.6 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket WRX8

95 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

216 mm²

Die Size

4x81 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

14 nm

-

I/O Die Size

416 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

sWRX8

CPU Performance

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

24

8

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35.0

Multiplier

38.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

2

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

4

16

PCIe Lanes

128

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