Xeon Gold 5318S vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	14	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$5495	$3998

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	128	48
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	87 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S 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	WRX8	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S. 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	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S 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 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S 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 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S. 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 5995WX and Xeon Gold 5318S.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 March 2022	6 April 2021
Physical cores	64	24
Threads	128	48
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	165 Watt

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