AMD EPYC 4344P vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 4344P 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 4344P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 5.3 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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3781 vs 3344
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 May 2024 vs 8 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency 5.3 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 3781 vs 3344

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50096 vs 34474
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
L1 cache 1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 32 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 50096 vs 34474

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 4344P
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3781
3344
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
34474
50096
Name AMD EPYC 4344P AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 3781 3344
PassMark - CPU mark 34474 50096

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 4344P AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Essentials

Launch date 21 May 2024 8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Place in performance rating 180 172
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 5.3 GHz 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 16 32
Transistor count 6,570 million 16600 million
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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™)