AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

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 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 2046

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	3344 vs 2046

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

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 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94081 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	94081 vs 50096

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3344

2046

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50096

94081

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344	2046
PassMark - CPU mark	50096	94081

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	7 Aug 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000447
Place in performance rating	172	159
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	2.25 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	3.4 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		190.7 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™)