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Xeon E5-2651 v2 vs Ryzen 9 3900X


Description
The E5-2651 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the 3900X is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2651 v2 gets a score of 426.2 k points while the 3900X gets 695.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 3900X is 1.6 times faster than the E5-2651 v2. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
870f10
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
AM4
Cores/Threads
12/24
12/24
TDP
W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
4x16384 kB
Date
October 2013
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
17.75k points
72.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
426.18k points
756.3k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
E5-2651 v2
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
6.75k
17.35k (x2.57)
Test#2 (FP)
6.05k
25.87k (x4.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.61k
8.72k (x3.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.26k
27.86k (x12.32)
TOTAL
17.68k
79.8k (x4.51)

Multithread

E5-2651 v2

3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
168.18k
201.57k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
159.6k
284.41k (x1.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
77.04k
145.16k (x1.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.19k
100.56k (x9.87)
TOTAL
415.01k
731.7k (x1.76)

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
E5-2651 v2
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
6.69k
16.95k (x2.53)
Test#2 (FP)
6.35k
25.37k (x4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.54k
9.23k (x3.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.17k
24.83k (x11.44)
TOTAL
17.75k
76.38k (x4.3)

Multithread

E5-2651 v2

3900X
Test#1 (Integers)
165.17k
196.31k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
176.85k
290.5k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
73.91k
143.95k (x1.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.25k
64.92k (x6.33)
TOTAL
426.18k
695.69k (x1.63)

Performance/W
E5-2651 v2
3900X
Test#1 (Integers)