AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon E-2288G

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Intel Xeon E-2288G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Intel Xeon E-2288G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x 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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 2905
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50096 vs 17444

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344 vs 2905
PassMark - CPU mark	50096 vs 17444

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2288G

Around 11% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 280 Watt

Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2288G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3344

2905

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50096

17444

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon E-2288G
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344	2905
PassMark - CPU mark	50096	17444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2198
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		5296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		5296
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8747
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8747

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon E-2288G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Coffee Lake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	27 May 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000447
Place in performance rating	172	169
Launch price (MSRP)		$539
Processor Number		E-2288G
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	3.70 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	67.3 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s DMI 3.0
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	WRX8	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E9A
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)