Intel Xeon Gold 6421N vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

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Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Gold 6421N with 32 cores 1.8GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX with 24 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N 's Advantages

Lower TDP (185W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4400)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 1.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 60MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

2104

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX +31%

2770

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

12541

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX +90%

23936

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Sapphire Rapids

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 4677

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Gold (Sapphire Rapids-SP)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

26.28 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

185 W

Power Consumption

350 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

4x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

1.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

32

Total Core Count

24

64

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

18.0

Multiplier

42.0

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

24 MB

60 MB

L3 Cache

128 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4400

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

2 TB

8

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

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Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7965WX

5

PCIe Version

5

80

PCIe Lanes

128

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