Xeon Platinum 8163 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency19.83no data
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads12848
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplier2725
L1 cache64K (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)24 MB
L3 cache256 MB33 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketWRX8Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)280 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size2 TiB768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 64 24
Threads 128 48
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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