Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	18	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	128	64
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	27	21
L1 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	71.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221 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
Socket	WRX8	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	-	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	no data	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	281.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 9221.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 March 2022	2 April 2019
Physical cores	64	32
Threads	128	64
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	250 Watt

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