AMD EPYC 4244P vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4244P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 4244P

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4244P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3967 vs 3344

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 May 2024 vs 8 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3967 vs 3344

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50096 vs 27530

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 32 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	50096 vs 27530

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4244P
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3967

3344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27530

50096

Name	AMD EPYC 4244P	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3967	3344
PassMark - CPU mark	27530	50096

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 4244P	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
Essentials
Launch date	21 May 2024	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	189	172
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000447
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	4.0 GHz
Die size	71 mm²	81 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C	95 °C
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
Transistor count	6,570 million	16600 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	280 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 28 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)