Intel Xeon E3 1290 vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

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Intel Xeon E3 1290 AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 with 4 cores 3.6GHz 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 E3 1290 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX 's Advantages

Released 12 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290

833

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX +232%

2770

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290

2870

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX +734%

23936

Intel Xeon E3 1290

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

General Parameters

May 2011

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

26.28 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

95 W

Power Consumption

350 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

216 mm²

Die Size

4x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA4844

CPU Performance

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

24

8

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36.0

Multiplier

42.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

24 MB

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 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 7965WX

3

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

128

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