AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
46 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 18
92 more threads: 128 vs 36
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
3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 2175
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94673 vs 49016

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Mar 2022 vs July 2017
Number of cores	64 vs 18
Number of threads	128 vs 36
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221 vs 2175
PassMark - CPU mark	94673 vs 49016

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3221

2175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94673

49016

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221	2175
PassMark - CPU mark	94673	49016
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	19947
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	8 Mar 2022	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$6499
OPN Tray	100-000000444
Place in performance rating	18	31
Price now		$3,809
Processor Number		6154
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.14
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	4 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	64	18
Number of threads	128	36
Transistor count	33200 million	8000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		82°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	4
Sockets supported	WRX8	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	200 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)