Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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 6438Y+

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+

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 37% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94596 vs 75654

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 2 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	94596 vs 75654

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3315 vs 3279

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3315 vs 3279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3279

3315

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

94596

75654

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3279	3315
PassMark - CPU mark	94596	75654
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		18893

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$3141	$3299
Place in performance rating	40	41
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000445
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	60MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
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	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 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™)