AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Intel Xeon Gold 6342 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3355 vs 2344
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L3 cache 64 MB vs 36 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3355 vs 2344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

  • 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
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 40422
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 24 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 72919 vs 40422

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6342

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3355
2344
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40422
72919
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX Intel Xeon Gold 6342
PassMark - Single thread mark 3355 2344
PassMark - CPU mark 40422 72919

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Ice Lake
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 6 Apr 2021
OPN Tray 100-000000448
Place in performance rating 230 231
Launch price (MSRP) $2529
Processor Number 6342
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 4.1 GHz 2.80 GHz
Die size 81 mm²
L1 cache 768 KB 1.5 MB
L2 cache 6 MB 24 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 36 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 24
Number of threads 24 48
Transistor count 16600 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 81°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 8
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size 6 TB
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported WRX8 FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 230 Watt
Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 64
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0
Scalability 2S

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
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
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® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)