AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 7945

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4178 vs 3359

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 Jun 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4178 vs 3359

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66534 vs 47830

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	66534 vs 47830

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4178

3359

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

47830

66534

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	4178	3359
PassMark - CPU mark	47830	66534

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
Essentials
Launch date	13 Jun 2023	8 Mar 2022
Place in performance rating	76	94
Architecture codename		Zen 3
Launch price (MSRP)		$2399
OPN Tray		100-000000446
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	2x 71 mm²	81 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47°C	95 °C
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	12	24
Number of threads	24	48
Transistor count	13,140 million	16600 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	280 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 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™)