AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD EPYC 7702

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD EPYC 7702 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 2116
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3344 vs 2116

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702

  • 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 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93307 vs 50096
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) 200 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 93307 vs 50096

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3344
2116
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
50096
93307
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD EPYC 7702
PassMark - Single thread mark 3344 2116
PassMark - CPU mark 50096 93307

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD EPYC 7702

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 2
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 7 Aug 2019
OPN Tray 100-000000447 100-000000038
Place in performance rating 172 153
Launch price (MSRP) $6450
OPN PIB 100-100000038WOF
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 3.35 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 204.8 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 200 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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)