Xeon Gold 6330 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	21	152
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	5.61	22.76
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	14 July 2020 (3 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,500	no data
Current price	$6509 (1.2x MSRP)	$2251

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6330 has 306% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	128	56
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Die size	74 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	86 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	86 °C
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330 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	2
Socket	sWRX8	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and Xeon Gold 6330.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6330 by 94% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	54.13	27.84
Recency	14 July 2020	6 April 2021
Physical cores	64	28
Threads	128	56
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	205 Watt

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