Xeon 6517P vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX
2025
96 cores / 192 threads, 350 Watt
43.81
+42.1%
Xeon 6517P
2025
16 cores / 32 threads, 190 Watt
30.83

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX outperforms Xeon 6517P by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking59170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.0715.65
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameShimada Peak (2025)no data
Release dateJuly 20251 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Xeon 6517P 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 cores9616 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads19232
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache384 MB (shared)72 MB
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 3 nm
Die size12x 70.6 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors99,780 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Xeon 6517P 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 configuration1no data
SocketsTR5FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Xeon 6517P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Xeon 6517P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Xeon 6517P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Xeon 6517P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5(6400MT/s)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Xeon 6517P.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes13688

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX 43.81
+42.1%
Xeon 6517P 30.83

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX 70438
+42.1%
Xeon 6517P 49572

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.81 30.83
Physical cores 96 16
Threads 192 32
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 190 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX has a 42.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Xeon 6517P, on the other hand, has 84.2% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 6517P in performance tests.

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