AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3336 vs 2579
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49994 vs 8536

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs August 2017
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3336 vs 2579
PassMark - CPU mark	49994 vs 8536

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

3.5x lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 280 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3336

2579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49994

8536

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	3336	2579
PassMark - CPU mark	49994	8536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18224

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Kaby Lake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	August 2017
OPN Tray	100-000000447
Place in performance rating	136	116
Price now		$450
Processor Number		E3-1285V6
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	4.10 GHz
Die size	81 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Transistor count	16600 million	1400 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	WRX8	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	79 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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		4.4
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)
Secure Boot