AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs AMD EPYC 7343

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and AMD EPYC 7343 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.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

AMD EPYC 7343

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 2852

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361 vs 2852

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7343

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73010 vs 66674

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	73010 vs 66674

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7343

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3361

2852

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

66674

73010

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX	AMD EPYC 7343
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361	2852
PassMark - CPU mark	66674	73010

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX	AMD EPYC 7343
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2399	$1565
OPN Tray	100-000000446	100-000000338
Place in performance rating	99	126
OPN PIB		100-100000338WOF
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	WRX8	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	190 Watt
Configurable TDP		165-200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
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
AMD SenseMI
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)