AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD EPYC 7642

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD EPYC 7642 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 7642

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3330 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3330 vs 2142

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7642

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
32 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 16
64 more threads: 96 vs 32
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92995 vs 50014

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 16
Number of threads	96 vs 32
L1 cache	4.5 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 64 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92995 vs 50014

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7642

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3330

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50014

92995

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7642
PassMark - Single thread mark	3330	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	50014	92995

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7642
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	7 Aug 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000447
Place in performance rating	174	146
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1 MB	4.5 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	48
Number of threads	32	96
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	WRX8	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	225 Watt
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™)