Xeon 6979P vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

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Intel Xeon 6979P

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon 6979P with 120 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX with 64 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon 6979P 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 5200)

Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 256MB)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (350W vs 500W)

Score

Xeon 6979P

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

General Parameters

Sep 2024

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Granite Rapids

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 7529

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

500 W

Power Consumption

350 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x71 mm²

10 nm

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

120

Total Core Count

64

240

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

32.0

112 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

504 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

2

SMP

1

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

3 TB

Max Memory Size

2 TB

12

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Xeon 6979P

Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

5

PCIe Version

5

96

PCIe Lanes

128

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