Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ 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 Platinum 8480+

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 125165 vs 93928

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	125165 vs 93928

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 56
16 more threads: 128 vs 112
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
299593.1x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 280 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3209 vs 2942

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 56
Number of threads	128 vs 112
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 105 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3209 vs 2942

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2942

3209

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

125165

93928

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942	3209
PassMark - CPU mark	125165	93928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		19947

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 3
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$10710	$6499
Place in performance rating	18	21
Processor Number	8480+
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server
OPN Tray		100-000000444
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	105 MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	56	64
Number of threads	112	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)	350 Watt	280 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	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™)