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Ryzen 9 3900 vs Xeon E5-1660 v4


Description
The 3900 is based on Zen 2 architecture while the E5-1660 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3900 gets a score of 620.2 k points while the E5-1660 v4 gets 320.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 3900 is 1.9 times faster than the E5-1660 v4. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
406f1
Core
Matisse
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
AM4
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
12/24
8/16
TDP
65 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
12x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
4x16384 kB
20480 kB
Date
September 2019
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
74.97k points
37.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
687.5k points
320.49k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
3900
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
16.16k
12.41k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
23.75k
17.23k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.32k
4.89k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.17k
3.07k (x0.13)
TOTAL
72.4k
37.6k (x0.52)

Multithread

3900

E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
174.73k
102.11k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
275.63k
156.5k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
125.65k
42.08k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
44.17k
19.8k (x0.45)
TOTAL
620.18k
320.49k (x0.52)

Performance/W
3900
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
2688 points/W
729 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4240 points/W
1118 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1933 points/W
301 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
680 points/W
141 points/W
TOTAL
9541 points/W
2289 points/W

Performance/GHz
3900
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
3758 points/GHz
3266 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5524 points/GHz
4534 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2167 points/GHz
1286 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5388 points/GHz
809 points/GHz
TOTAL
16838 points/GHz
9895 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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