Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81141 vs 66680
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 81141 vs 66680

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • 262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3359 vs 3000
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L2 cache 12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB vs 45 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3359 vs 3000

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3000
3359
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
81141
66680
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 3000 3359
PassMark - CPU mark 81141 66680

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Essentials

Architecture codename Sapphire Rapids Zen 3
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1493 $2399
Place in performance rating 89 97
Processor Number 5418Y
Series 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server
OPN Tray 100-000000446

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 12 MB
L3 cache 45 MB (shared) 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 81
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 24 24
Number of threads 48 48
Die size 81 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 95 °C
Transistor count 16600 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory size 4 TB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC DDR4-3200
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4677 WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 80 128
PCI Express revision 5 4.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)