AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2018
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Released
Q2/2020
Overall score
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H? 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 Platinum 8356H has a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 190 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    104 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    24 times more cores

    32 left arrow 8

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
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.76 times less performance per watt

    190 W left arrow 250 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
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 Platinum
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum 8300
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 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    32 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    64 left arrow 16
  • 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 Platinum 8356H 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 1152 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 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    250 W left arrow 190 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 35.75 MB
  • Architecture
    Colfax (Zen+) left arrow Cooper Lake
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    TR4 (SP3r2) left arrow LGA 4189
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q2/2020

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 Platinum 8356H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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