AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Intel Xeon Gold 6142 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 5965WX

Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
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 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3359 vs 2101
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66680 vs 35888

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3359 vs 2101
PassMark - CPU mark	66680 vs 35888

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 280 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6142

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3359

2101

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

66680

35888

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
PassMark - Single thread mark	3359	2101
PassMark - CPU mark	66680	35888
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32370

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2399
OPN Tray	100-000000446
Place in performance rating	97	85
Processor Number		6142
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	128 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	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		85°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	150 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)