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.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

AMD EPYC 7702

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 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3336 vs 2077

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	3336 vs 2077

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 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93263 vs 49994

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	93263 vs 49994

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3336

2077

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49994

93263

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7702
PassMark - Single thread mark	3336	2077
PassMark - CPU mark	49994	93263

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	136	130
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™)