Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 67971 vs 50012

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 8 Mar 2022
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	67971 vs 50012

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
209715.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1813753.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3336 vs 2862

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 37.5MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3336 vs 2862

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2862

3336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

67971

50012

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2862	3336
PassMark - CPU mark	67971	50012

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4416+	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	8 Mar 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$1186
Place in performance rating	154	169
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000447
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	4.0 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	37.5MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Unlocked
Die size		81 mm²
Transistor count		16600 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4000 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)	165 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™)