AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Intel Xeon Gold 6144 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 5995WX

Intel Xeon Gold 6144

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

56 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 8
112 more threads: 128 vs 16
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3207 vs 2466
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93192 vs 29954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 8
Number of threads	128 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3207 vs 2466
PassMark - CPU mark	93192 vs 29954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6144

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 5995WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6144

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3207

2466

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

93192

29954

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6144
PassMark - Single thread mark	3207	2466
PassMark - CPU mark	93192	29954
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	20898
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4818
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30845

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6144
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$6499
OPN Tray	100-000000444
Place in performance rating	40	43
Processor Number		6144
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	4 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	64	8
Number of threads	128	16
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		75°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)