Xeon W-2245 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
Aggregated performance score
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W-2245 by 379% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W-2245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 13 | 547 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 6.38 | 27.79 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | no data |
| Architecture codename | Chagall PRO (2022) | no data |
| Release date | 8 March 2022 (2 years ago) | 1 October 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | $5495 | $491 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-2245 has 336% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX.
Detailed Specifications
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W-2245 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 16.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 8x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 59 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| 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 W-2245 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 | 1 |
| Socket | WRX8 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 155 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W-2245. 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 | + | 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 | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W-2245 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W-2245 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 W-2245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | 93.85 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W-2245.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. 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.
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W-2245 by 379% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W-2245 by 379% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W-2245 by 26% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W-2245 by 108% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 60.26 | 12.59 |
| Recency | 8 March 2022 | 1 October 2019 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 8 |
| Threads | 128 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 155 Watt |
The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2245 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W-2245, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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