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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Xeon W-3235. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2018
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon W-3235
Intel Xeon W-3235

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Intel Xeon W-3235? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 250 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Intel Xeon W-3235 has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    104 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    20 times more cores

    32 left arrow 12

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    263 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    319 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    530 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    20 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    183 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    102 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    2 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    7 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    108 place
Intel Xeon W-3235 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-3235
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    318 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.72 times less performance per watt

    180 W left arrow 250 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-3235 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    279 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    78 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    441 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    151 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    106 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Intel Xeon W-3235 Intel Xeon W-3235
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 left arrow Intel Xeon W-2200/3200
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon W-3335
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    32 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    64 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    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 specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon W-3235 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 1024 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    64 left arrow 64
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Intel Xeon W-3235 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    250 W left arrow 180 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 19.25 MB
  • Architecture
    Colfax (Zen+) left arrow Cascade Lake W
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    TR4 (SP3r2) left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Intel Xeon W-3235.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
398
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
424
Intel Xeon W-3235
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
11463
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
5742
Intel Xeon W-3235
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1020
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
1096
Intel Xeon W-3235
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
17204
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
11996
Intel Xeon W-3235
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
23226
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
25745
Intel Xeon W-3235

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