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.

 

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 2102
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66534 vs 36109
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 2102
PassMark - CPU mark 66534 vs 36109

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
2102
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
66534
36109
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX Intel Xeon Gold 6142
PassMark - Single thread mark 3359 2102
PassMark - CPU mark 66534 36109
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 94 84
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)