AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6128

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Intel Xeon Gold 6128 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 Gold 6128

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3337 vs 2146
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50023 vs 22290

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3337 vs 2146
PassMark - CPU mark	50023 vs 22290

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6128

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 280 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6128

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3337

2146

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50023

22290

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
PassMark - Single thread mark	3337	2146
PassMark - CPU mark	50023	22290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22261

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6128
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	Q3'17
OPN Tray	100-000000447
Place in performance rating	138	136
Processor Number		6128
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32	12
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	WRX8	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability		S4S
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)