AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6258R
41.66
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
49.40
+18.6%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6258R by 19% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking4931
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money21.0018.06
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Chagall PRO (2022)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years old)8 March 2022 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,950no data
Current price$3328 (0.8x MSRP)$2800
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6258R has 16% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads5664
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1.75 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB128 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647WRX8
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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.

Xeon Gold 6258R 41.66
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 49.40
+18.6%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6258R by 19% in our combined 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%

Xeon Gold 6258R 63984
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 75881
+18.6%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6258R by 19% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 41.66 49.40
Recency 24 February 2020 8 March 2022
Physical cores 28 32
Threads 56 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 280 Watt

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6258R in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6258R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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