AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X VS Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL

Comparing AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL

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Performance per watt

205 W 280 W

About 1.37 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Higher clock speed

2.90 GHz 2.60 GHz

Around 10% better clock speed
More number of cores

64 28

2 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Xeon Platinum AMD Ryzen
Generation	3 3
CPU group	Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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
Frequency	2.60 GHz 2.90 GHz
CPU Cores	28 64
Turbo (1 Core)	4.30 GHz 4.30 GHz
CPU Threads	56 128
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	No Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. 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 No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 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 DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	4608 GB 2048 GB
ECC	Yes Yes
Memory channels	6 4
PCIe version	3.0 4.0
PCIe lanes	48 72

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X? 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)	205 W 280 W
Tjunction max.	-- 95 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Platinum 8376HL and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	38.50 MB 256.00 MB
Architecture	Cooper Lake Castle Peak (Zen 2)
Technology	14 nm 7 nm
Socket	LGA 4189 TRX4 (sTRX4)
Release date	Q2/2020 Q1/2020