AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX operates with 24 cores and 48 CPU threads. It run at 4.20 GHz base 3.00 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 250 W.The processor is attached to the TR4 (SP3r2) CPU socket. This version includes 64.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 4 memory channels to support DDR4-2933 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 64 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Colfax (Zen+) Architecture is enhanced with 12 nm technology and supports AMD-V, SVM. The product was launched on Q3/2018

The Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 operates with 18 cores and 48 CPU threads. It run at 3.60 GHz base 2.80 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 145 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 2011-3 CPU socket. This version includes 45.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 4 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 40 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Broadwell E Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2016