AMD EPYC 7543P vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7543P and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 7543P

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7543P

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2741 vs 2439
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66687 vs 63885

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 14 Jul 2020
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 64 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2741 vs 2439
PassMark - CPU mark	66687 vs 63885

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7543P
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2741

2439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

66687

63885

Name	AMD EPYC 7543P	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2741	2439
PassMark - CPU mark	66687	63885

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7543P	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2 (Matisse)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	14 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$2730
OPN PIB	100-100000341WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000341	100-000000167
Place in performance rating	219	338
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
Die size		74 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		95 °C
Transistor count		3800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-240 Watt
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)