AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 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 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3338 vs 2439
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 vs 14 Jul 2020
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3338 vs 2439

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63885 vs 49964
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 63885 vs 49964

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3338
2439
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
49964
63885
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 3338 2439
PassMark - CPU mark 49964 63885

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 2 (Matisse)
Launch date 8 Mar 2022 14 Jul 2020
OPN Tray 100-000000447 100-000000167
Place in performance rating 181 338
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 4.0 GHz 3.9 GHz
Die size 81 mm² 74 mm²
L1 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 95 °C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 16 16
Number of threads 32 32
Transistor count 16600 million 3800 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 8
Supported memory types DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency DDR4-3200

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported WRX8 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 280 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0

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™)