AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Intel Xeon Phi 7250

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX and Intel Xeon Phi 7250 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.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Intel Xeon Phi 7250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 181% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm

Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs June 2016
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Phi 7250

36 more cores, run more applications at once: 68 vs 32
Around 6% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 215 Watt vs 280 Watt

Number of cores	68 vs 32
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 16 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	215 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Phi 7250

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon Phi 7250
PassMark - Single thread mark	3320
PassMark - CPU mark	75716
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	18893

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon Phi 7250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Knights Landing
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$3299
OPN Tray	100-000000445
Place in performance rating	36	not rated
Processor Number		7250
Series		Intel® Xeon Phi™ x200 Product Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	1.40 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	2 MB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	1.60 GHz
Number of cores	32	68
Number of threads	64
Transistor count	16600 million	8000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
VID voltage range		0.550-1.125V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		115.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	WRX8	SVLCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	215 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	36
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x16 port (Port 2 and 3) may negotiate down to x8, x4, x2, or x1. x4 port (Port1) may negotiate down to x2, or x1
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot