Intel Xeon Gold 6418H vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6418H and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

  • 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 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 84526 vs 66680
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 84526 vs 66680

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2236962.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3359 vs 2901
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache 12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3359 vs 2901

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2901
3359
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
84526
66680
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6418H AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 2901 3359
PassMark - CPU mark 84526 66680

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6418H AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $2065 $2399
Place in performance rating 88 97
Architecture codename Zen 3
OPN Tray 100-000000446

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 12 MB
L3 cache 60MB 128 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 81°C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 24 24
Number of threads 48 48
Unlocked
Die size 81 mm²
Transistor count 16600 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4-3200
Max memory channels 8

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Sockets supported 4677 WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 280 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)