Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 280 Watt

Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 16 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 280 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3313 vs 3128
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 76017 vs 69543

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	2 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 37.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3313 vs 3128
PassMark - CPU mark	76017 vs 69543

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3128

3313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

69543

76017

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3128	3313
PassMark - CPU mark	69543	76017
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		19426

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$3299
Place in performance rating	82	70
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000445
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	37.5 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Unlocked
Die size		81 mm²
Transistor count		16600 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	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™)