Product Compare
Intel Xeon 6980E+ vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | May 2026 | Oct 2018 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Type | Server | Desktop |
| Core Architecture | Clearwater Forest | Zen+ |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Generation | Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP) | |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 12 nm |
| Socket | Intel Socket 7529 | sTR4 |
| Power Consumption | 400 W | 250 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 99°C | 68 °C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| I/O Process Size | 10 nm | |
| I/O Die Size | 2x 241 | |
| Package | FC-LGA18N | |
| Transistor Count | 19.2 billions | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 264 | 24 |
| Total Thread Count | 264 | 48 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21.0 | 30x |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB per core | 96 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB per module | 512 K per core |
| L3 Cache | 528 MB shared | 64 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| SMP | 2 | |
| Performance Cores | 24 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 48 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-8000 | DDR4-2933 |
| Max Memory Size | 1.5 TB | 2048 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 12 | 4 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | 87.42 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 5 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 96 | 60 |
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |