AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs AMD EPYC 72F3

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and AMD EPYC 72F3 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3359 vs 3034
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 24 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3359 vs 3034

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50017 vs 40561
Specifications (specs)
L3 cache 256 MB vs 64 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 50017 vs 40561

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 72F3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3359
3034
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40561
50017
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD EPYC 72F3
PassMark - Single thread mark 3359 3034
PassMark - CPU mark 40561 50017

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD EPYC 72F3

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Milan
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 15 Mar 2021
OPN Tray 100-000000448
Place in performance rating 230 235
Launch price (MSRP) $2468

Performance

Base frequency 4.1 GHz 3.7 GHz
Die size 81 mm² 81 mm²
L1 cache 768 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 12 8
Number of threads 24 16
Transistor count 16600 million 33200 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 8
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported WRX8 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 180 Watt
Configurable TDP 165-200 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 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
AMD SenseMI

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)