AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs AMD EPYC 7543

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX and AMD EPYC 7543 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

AMD EPYC 7543

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3313 vs 2621

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313 vs 2621

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7543

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 98074 vs 76017

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	98074 vs 76017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7543

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3313

2621

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

76017

98074

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	AMD EPYC 7543
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313	2621
PassMark - CPU mark	76017	98074
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	19426

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	AMD EPYC 7543
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3299	$3761
OPN Tray	100-000000445	100-000000345
Place in performance rating	71	61
OPN PIB		100-100000345WOF
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
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	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 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™)