Xeon Platinum 8260L vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX outperforms Xeon Platinum 8260L by a whopping 1204% 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 | 86 | 1811 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.04 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 5.71 | 0.74 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Chagall PRO (2022) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 8 March 2022 (3 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $12,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Xeon Platinum 8260L 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 38 | 24 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | 128 MB | 35.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 4x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 16,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Xeon Platinum 8260L 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | WRX8 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Xeon Platinum 8260L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Xeon Platinum 8260L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Xeon Platinum 8260L are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| 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 5965WX and Xeon Platinum 8260L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 4.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX and Xeon Platinum 8260L.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 37.83 | 2.90 |
| Recency | 8 March 2022 | 2 April 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 165 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX has a 1204.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon Platinum 8260L, on the other hand, has 69.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L in performance tests.
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