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Comparing Intel Xeon D-2799 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Comparison of video cards Intel Xeon D-2799 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Intel Xeon D-2799

Top features of Intel Xeon D-2799

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  • Performance per watt
    129 W left arrow 280 W
    About 2.17 0.97 times less performance per watt
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Top features of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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  • Higher clock speed
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
    Around 35% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon D-2799 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Intel Xeon D-2799 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Family Intel Xeon D left arrow AMD Ryzen
CPU group Intel Xeon D-2700 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Generation 4 left arrow 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon D-2799 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Core architecture normal left arrow normal
Overclocking No left arrow Yes
Frequency 2.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon D-2799 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon D-2799 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 No left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC No left arrow No
VC-1 No left arrow No
JPEG No left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon D-2799 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 1024 GB left arrow 2048 GB
Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel) left arrow 4
ECC Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon D-2799 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 129 W left arrow 280 W
Tjunction max. -- left arrow 95 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon D-2799 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 10 nm left arrow 7 nm
Socket BGA 2579 left arrow TRX4 (sTRX4)
L2-Cache 30.00 MB left arrow --
L3-Cache -- left arrow 128.00 MB
Architecture Ice Lake left arrow Castle Peak (Zen 2)
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2019

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