Intel Xeon Platinum 8173M vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

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Combined performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
60.54
+192%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon Platinum 8173M by 192% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13230
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.570.77
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years old)no data
Current price$5500 $1999
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has 753% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8173M.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads12856
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache256 MB38.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketWRX8Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)280 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSXno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size2 TiB1,536 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon Platinum 8173M.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

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 5995WX 60.54
+192%
Xeon Platinum 8173M 20.73

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon Platinum 8173M by 192% 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%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 92987
+192%
Xeon Platinum 8173M 31837

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon Platinum 8173M by 192% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 60.54 20.73
Physical cores 64 28
Threads 128 56
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8173M in performance tests.


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