AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD EPYC 7662

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD EPYC 7662 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 7662

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3338 vs 2089

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs 19 Feb 2020
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3338 vs 2089

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7662

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
4x 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
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 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97178 vs 49964

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 64 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97178 vs 49964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7662

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3338

2089

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49964

97178

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7662
PassMark - Single thread mark	3338	2089
PassMark - CPU mark	49964	97178

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7662
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	19 Feb 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000447	100-000000137
Place in performance rating	181	187
OPN PIB		100-100000137WOF
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	2.0 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	64
Number of threads	32	128
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	225 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™)