AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs AMD EPYC 7443

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and AMD EPYC 7443 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
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3357 vs 2380
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3357 vs 2380

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7443

  • 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
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 71156 vs 40514
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
L1 cache 1536 KB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache 128 MB vs 64 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 71156 vs 40514

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7443

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3357
2380
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40514
71156
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD EPYC 7443
PassMark - Single thread mark 3357 2380
PassMark - CPU mark 40514 71156

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD EPYC 7443

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 3
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 15 Mar 2021
OPN Tray 100-000000448 100-000000340
Place in performance rating 229 235
Launch price (MSRP) $2010
OPN PIB 100-100000340WOF
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 4.1 GHz 2.85 GHz
Die size 81 mm²
L1 cache 768 KB 1536 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.0 GHz
Number of cores 12 24
Number of threads 24 48
Transistor count 16600 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 8
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB

Compatibility

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

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™)