AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 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 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3313 vs 2087
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 76017 vs 36651

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313 vs 2087
PassMark - CPU mark	76017 vs 36651

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 5975WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6142

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3313

2087

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

76017

36651

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313	2087
PassMark - CPU mark	76017	36651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	19426
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32370

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$3299
OPN Tray	100-000000445
Place in performance rating	71	69
Processor Number		6142
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	16 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	32	16
Number of threads	64	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)