Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs Xeon Gold 6312U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6312U outperforms Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 181 | 192 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Power efficiency | 13.57 | 8.61 |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Chagall PRO (2022) |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 8 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 41 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX 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 | FCLGA4189 | WRX8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| 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 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 128 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.02 | 25.97 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 12 |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 280 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6312U has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 51.4% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6312U and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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