AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD EPYC 7313

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD EPYC 7313 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 5955WX

AMD EPYC 7313

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3330 vs 2655

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3330 vs 2655

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7313

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67595 vs 50014

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	67595 vs 50014

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7313

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3330

2655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50014

67595

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7313
PassMark - Single thread mark	3330	2655
PassMark - CPU mark	50014	67595

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7313
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	15 Mar 2021
OPN Tray	100-000000447	100-000000329
Place in performance rating	173	198
Launch price (MSRP)		$1083
OPN PIB		100-100000329WOF
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	3.0 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 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	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
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	155 Watt
Configurable TDP		155-180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/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™)