Xeon Gold 5120T vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 5120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1	602
Place by popularity	20	not in top-100
Value for money	2.77	2.16
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Storm Peak	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	19 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	$1,727
Current price	$11150 (1.1x MSRP)	$3111 (1.8x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX has 28% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5120T.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 5120T 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	192	28
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	6 MB	896 KB
L2 cache	96 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	384 MB	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Die size	Compute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	89 °C
Number of transistors	78,840 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 5120T 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	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	sTR5	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 5120T. 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® 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	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 5120T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Gold 5120T 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 Gold 5120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	115.212 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 Gold 5120T.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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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 Gold 5120T by 753% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	100.00	11.72
Recency	19 October 2023	11 July 2017
Physical cores	96	14
Threads	192	28
Cost	$9999	$1727
Chip lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	105 Watt

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