Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX with 64 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 16.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

1339

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX +38%

1849

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX +87%

10982

Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Chagall PRO

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket WRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 3 (Chagall))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

33.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x81 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

14 nm

-

I/O Die Size

416 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

64

8

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

27.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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