AMD EPYC 9224 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9224 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD EPYC 9224

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9224

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt

Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 8 Mar 2022
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 280 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1398101.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4194304x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3207 vs 2866

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3207 vs 2866
PassMark - CPU mark	93192 vs 92938

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9224
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2866

3207

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92938

93192

Name	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2866	3207
PassMark - CPU mark	92938	93192
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		20898

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1825	$6499
Place in performance rating	50	40
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000444
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²	81 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
Transistor count	26,280 million	33200 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		95 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	280 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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™)