AMD EPYC 9254 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 9254

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

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

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 5975WX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.15 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
699050.7x 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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3313 vs 3259
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 76017 vs 68988

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.15 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313 vs 3259
PassMark - CPU mark	76017 vs 68988

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3259

3313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68988

76017

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3259	3313
PassMark - CPU mark	68988	76017
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		19426

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$3299
Place in performance rating	77	70
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000445
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²	81 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	16 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	32
Number of threads	48	64
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™)