Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Xeon Gold 6354
Aggregated performance score
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6354 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6354 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 157 | 32 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 23.21 | 16.98 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen Threadripper |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | Chagall PRO (2022) |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 8 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $2099 | $2799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6354 has 37% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6354 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 cores | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 39 MB (shared) | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 77 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6354 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | WRX8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6354 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. 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 | + | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6354 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 6354 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 Xeon Gold 6354 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. 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 | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6354 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX.
| 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.
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6354 by 83% based on our aggregated 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%
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX outperforms Xeon Gold 6354 by 83% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 26.80 | 49.14 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 32 |
| Threads | 36 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 10 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 6354 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6354 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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