FX-7500 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	45	1814
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.41	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$2298	$267

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	48	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	128 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	2410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500 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	no data
Socket	WRX8	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	1

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	1
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	-	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	1
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and FX-7500.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

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 5965WX outperforms FX-7500 by 1983% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	43.12	2.07
Recency	8 March 2022	4 June 2014
Physical cores	24	4
Threads	48	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	19 Watt

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