AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 $2,141
24 Cores
48 Threads
4.2GHz Clock
12 Cores
24 Threads
3GHz Clock
Socket
sTR5
Socket
LGA 2011 v3
iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
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GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 1,115
27%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M 7,820
29%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 5
Architecture
Broadwell
Family
Ryzen 9000
Family
Xeon v4
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Shimada Peak
Eldora
Shimada Peak 4CCD
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Codename
Broadwell-EP
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Broadwell-E-MCC
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Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
5/20/2025
Release Date
4/1/2016
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N4X
N6 (IO Die)
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Node
14nm
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Die Size
4x 71 mm²
388 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
306 mm²
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Transistor Count
4x 8.3 Billion
11 Billion (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
4.7 Billion
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24 Cores
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12 Cores
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48 Threads
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24 Threads
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4.2GHz
5.4GHz Boost
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3GHz
3.5GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
PCIe
Type
QPI
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Clock
4800MHz
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Data Rate
Double
Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
9.6GT/s
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Width
16Bit
Lanes
8
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Bandwidth
32GB/s
Bandwidth
19.2GB/s
Bi-directional
64GB/s
Bi-directional
38.4GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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128MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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30MB Shared
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20-way set associative
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Channels
12
Channels
4
Max Memory
6144GB
Max Memory
1536GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
768Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
3000MHz
Transfer Rate
6000MT/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
48.0GB/s
Bandwidth
576.0GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
350W
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TDP
160W
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Temp
95°C Max
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Temp
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76°C TCase
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x128 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x40 Lanes
No GPU
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No GPU
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No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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