Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz 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 Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 16.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

1339

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX +94%

2599

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX +322%

24780

Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

350 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Total Core Count

64

8

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

32.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

2 TB

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7985WX

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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