Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 280 Watt

Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 280 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
699050.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3207 vs 3004
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93192 vs 90879

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 60 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3207 vs 3004
PassMark - CPU mark	93192 vs 90879

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3004

3207

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

90879

93192

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3004	3207
PassMark - CPU mark	90879	93192
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		20898

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$2878	$6499
Place in performance rating	45	40
Processor Number	6442Y
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
OPN Tray		100-000000444
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
Die size		81 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		95 °C
Transistor count		33200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s 1DPC, Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 2DPC,	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 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™)