AMD EPYC 9454 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9454 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 9454

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9454

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 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 132959 vs 93489

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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	132959 vs 93489

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 48
32 more threads: 128 vs 96
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.8 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 4% lower typical power consumption: 280 Watt vs 290 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3208 vs 2995

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 48
Number of threads	128 vs 96
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt vs 290 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3208 vs 2995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9454
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

3208

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

132959

93489

Name	AMD EPYC 9454	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995	3208
PassMark - CPU mark	132959	93489
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		20018

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9454	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$5225	$6499
Place in performance rating	13	21
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000444
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	2.7 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²	81 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	48	64
Number of threads	96	128
Transistor count	52,560 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	240-300 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 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™)