Intel Xeon Gold 6434 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6434 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX 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 6434

  • 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 44% lower typical power consumption: 195 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3423 vs 3344
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 195 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3423 vs 3344

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • 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
  • 2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50096 vs 48025
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 1 MB vs 80 KB (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 22.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 50096 vs 48025

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6434
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3423
3344
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
48025
50096
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6434 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
PassMark - Single thread mark 3423 3344
PassMark - CPU mark 48025 50096

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6434 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $2607
Place in performance rating 167 172
Architecture codename Zen 3
OPN Tray 100-000000447

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 4.0 GHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1 MB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 8 MB
L3 cache 22.5 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 64°C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 16 32
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) 195 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™)