AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3358 vs 1735
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40533 vs 29992

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3358 vs 1735
PassMark - CPU mark	40533 vs 29992

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
4 more threads: 28 vs 24
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 280 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 12
Number of threads	28 vs 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3358

1735

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40533

29992

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	3358	1735
PassMark - CPU mark	40533	29992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	Q3'17
OPN Tray	100-000000448
Place in performance rating	229	247
Processor Number		5120
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	14
Number of threads	24	28
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	WRX8	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability		S4S
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)