Xeon D-1520 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon D-1520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1	1502
Place by popularity	11	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.77	0.39
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Architecture codename	Storm Peak	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	9 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	$199
Current price	$11150 (1.1x MSRP)	$595 (3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX has 610% better value for money than Xeon D-1520.

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon D-1520 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	96	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	192	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	6 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB	1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Die size	Compute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	78,840 million	3,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon D-1520 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	sTR5	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon D-1520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	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	+
GPIO	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon D-1520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon D-1520 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 7995WX and Xeon D-1520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon D-1520.

PCIe version	5.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	+
UART	no data	+

Synthetic 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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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 7995WX outperforms Xeon D-1520 by 3045% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	100.00	3.18
Recency	19 October 2023	9 March 2015
Physical cores	96	4
Threads	192	8
Cost	$9999	$199
Chip lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	45 Watt

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