AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Intel Xeon W-2155

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX and Intel Xeon W-2155 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 W-2155

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 10
44 more threads: 64 vs 20
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3320 vs 2594
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 75716 vs 21110

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 10
Number of threads	64 vs 20
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3320 vs 2594
PassMark - CPU mark	75716 vs 21110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2155

2x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 280 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2155

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3320

2594

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

75716

21110

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon W-2155
PassMark - Single thread mark	3320	2594
PassMark - CPU mark	75716	21110
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	18893
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9442

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Intel Xeon W-2155
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	36	971
Processor Number		W-2155
Series		Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	4.1 GHz	3.30 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	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	10
Number of threads	64	20
Transistor count	16600 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		68
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		512 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	WRX8	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		1S Only
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Speed Shift technology
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot