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Intel Xeon D-2738 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Xeon D-2738
Intel Xeon D-2738
Released
Q3/2018
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

What's the best choice Intel Xeon D-2738 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon D-2738 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 88 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 250 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

Intel Xeon D-2738 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon D-2738
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  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    88 W left arrow 250 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon D-2738 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    103 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 3 times more cores

    24 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    272 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    529 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    96 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    23 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    5 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    181 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    34 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    117 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    133 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Xeon D left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon D-2700 left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
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.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
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
  • 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 specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon D-2738. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon D-2738 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon D-2738 and Intel Xeon D-2738, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • 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
  • L2-Cache
    15.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ice Lake left arrow Colfax (Zen+)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Socket
    BGA 2579 left arrow TR4 (SP3r2)
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q3/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon D-2738 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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