Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 71870 vs 66534

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	71870 vs 66534

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
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
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2982616.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3359 vs 3267

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 45MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3359 vs 3267

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3267

3359

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

71870

66534

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3267	3359
PassMark - CPU mark	71870	66534

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1517	$2399
Place in performance rating	89	94
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000446
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	45MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	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	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	WRX8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 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™)