AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX vs Intel Xeon E5462

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5462 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating	1	1863
Value for money	no data	0.19
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	no data
Release date	8 March 2022 (less than a year ago)	1 October 2007 (14 years ago)
Price now	no data	$108

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5462 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)	no data
Threads	128	no data
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	256 MB	12 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5462 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	LGA771
Thermal design power (TDP)	280 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5462. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5462 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5462. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	126.38 GB/s	no data

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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Overall 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.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5462. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)

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8.7 Mh/s

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	100.00	1.99
Novelty	8 March 2022	1 October 2007
Boost clock speed	4500	0
Base clock speed	2700	0
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	280 Watt	80 Watt

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