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: 3357 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 | 3357 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 40514
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 40514 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 72F3
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX | AMD EPYC 72F3 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3357 | 3034 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 40514 | 50017 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX | AMD EPYC 72F3 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Milan |
Launch date | 8 Mar 2022 | 15 Mar 2021 |
OPN Tray | 100-000000448 | |
Place in performance rating | 229 | 236 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2468 | |
Performance |
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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 |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 8 | 8 |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
Supported memory frequency | 3200 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 128 | 128 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |