Intel Xeon D-2779
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Intel Xeon D-2779 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Xeon D-2779
Intel Xeon D-2779
Released
Q1/2020
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon D-2779 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon D-2779 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 16 / 32 Cores. Power consumption of 126 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 64 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

Intel Xeon D-2779 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon D-2779
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  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    126 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon D-2779 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    71 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 4 times more cores

    64 left arrow 16
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    5 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    186 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    4 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    34 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon D-2779 Intel Xeon D-2779
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
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 3000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
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 2.90 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 3990X and Intel Xeon D-2779. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow 2048 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 4
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon D-2779 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    126 W left arrow 280 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon D-2779 and Intel Xeon D-2779, 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
    25.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 256.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ice Lake left arrow Castle Peak (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Socket
    BGA 2579 left arrow TRX4 (sTRX4)
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon D-2779 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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