AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs AMD EPYC 7502

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and AMD EPYC 7502 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 Threadripper PRO 5945WX

AMD EPYC 7502

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3355 vs 2189

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3355 vs 2189

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x 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 56% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80300 vs 40422

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L1 cache	2 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80300 vs 40422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3355

2189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40422

80300

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX	AMD EPYC 7502
PassMark - Single thread mark	3355	2189
PassMark - CPU mark	40422	80300

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX	AMD EPYC 7502
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	7 Aug 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000448	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	230	216
Family		EPYC
Launch price (MSRP)		$2600
OPN PIB		100-100000054WOF
Processor Number		7502
Series		7002
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	768 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		204.8 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	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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™)