AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Xeon E-2334

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E-2334 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon E-2334 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon E AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  9 3
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon E-2300 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
• Predecessor
  Intel Xeon E-2224 --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E-2334 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 32
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.80 GHz 4.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 64
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E-2334 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E-2334 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E-2334 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 2048 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 4
• PCIe version
  4.0 4.0
• PCIe lanes
  20 72

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon E-2334 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E-2334 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 280 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E-2334 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 128.00 MB
• Architecture
  Rocket Lake S Castle Peak (Zen 2)
• Technology
  14 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1200 TRX4 (sTRX4)
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q4/2019

List of devices based on Intel Xeon E-2334 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X.

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