Intel Xeon W3520 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

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Combined performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
60.54
+3070%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W3520 by 3070% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking131839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.573.11
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years old)March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$404
Current price$5500 $168 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has 111% better value for money than Xeon W3520.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads1288
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.93 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors33,200 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520 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 configuration11
SocketWRX8FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3
Maximum memory size2 TiB24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon W3520.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

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
+3070%
Xeon W3520 1.91

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W3520 by 3070% 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
+3066%
Xeon W3520 2937

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W3520 by 3066% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 1973
+378%
Xeon W3520 413

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W3520 by 378% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 17670
+1167%
Xeon W3520 1395

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon W3520 by 1167% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 60.54 1.91
Physical cores 64 4
Threads 128 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 130 Watt

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3520 in performance tests.


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