AMD EPYC 9254 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 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 9254

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

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
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67847 vs 66680

Specifications (specs)
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	67847 vs 66680

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.15 GHz
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3359 vs 3199

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.15 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3359 vs 3199

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3199

3359

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67847

66680

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3199	3359
PassMark - CPU mark	67847	66680

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$2399
Place in performance rating	106	97
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000446
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²	81 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	128MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Transistor count	26,280 million	16600 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™)