AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6132

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX and Intel Xeon Gold 6132 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 6132

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 14
4 more threads: 32 vs 28
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 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3330 vs 2170
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50014 vs 34377

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 14
Number of threads	32 vs 28
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3330 vs 2170
PassMark - CPU mark	50014 vs 34377

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6132

2x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 280 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6132

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3330

2170

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50014

34377

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6132
PassMark - Single thread mark	3330	2170
PassMark - CPU mark	50014	34377
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3574
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24589

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6132
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	Q3'17
OPN Tray	100-000000447
Place in performance rating	174	173
Processor Number		6132
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.0 GHz	2.60 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	14
Number of threads	32	28
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		86°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	140 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)