Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs EPYC 4565P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 4565P outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 80 | 246 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 70.89 | 14.54 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Power efficiency | 22.54 | 8.61 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Grado (2025) | Castle Peak (2020) |
| Release date | 13 May 2025 (recently) | 14 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $589 | $1,149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4565P has 388% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 4565P and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | 2x 74 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | 7,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 4565P and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM5 | WRX8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4565P and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4565P and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4565P and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4565P and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 39.73 | 24.98 |
| Recency | 13 May 2025 | 14 July 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 280 Watt |
EPYC 4565P has a 59% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 64.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 4565P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX in performance tests.
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