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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX vs Intel Xeon w9-3495X. Specifications, performance, tests

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2022-03-08
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX
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Intel Xeon w9-3495X
Intel Xeon w9-3495X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX or Intel Xeon w9-3495X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX has a base frequency of 4 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 280 W. Released in 2022-03-08.

Intel Xeon w9-3495X has a base frequency of 1.90 GHz. 56 / 112 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 350 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 111% better clock speed

    4 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    280 W left arrow 350 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    868 place
  • More number of cores

    40 more cores

    56 left arrow 16
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon w9-3495X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    1 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX
Intel Xeon w9-3495X Intel Xeon w9-3495X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 left arrow Intel Xeon W-3400
  • Family
    Ryzen Threadripper PRO left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Form Factor
    Desktops left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX-Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4 GHz left arrow 1.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 56
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 112
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.55 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 56x
  • Turbo Frequency (56 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.9 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon w9-3495X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    2048 GB left arrow 4096 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 8 (Octa Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow 5.0 x 112
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 307.2 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX and Intel Xeon w9-3495X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    280 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 99 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    280 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 420 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 350 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX and Intel Xeon w9-3495X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Chagall (Zen 3) left arrow Sapphire Rapids-WS
  • Codename
    Chagall PRO left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX
  • L1-Cache
    1 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 105 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000447WOF left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000447 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition left arrow Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux
  • Release date
    2022-03-08 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    sWRX8 left arrow LGA 4677
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Release price
    - left arrow 5889 $

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX

Intel Xeon w9-3495X

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.21.1 / 1M / 109 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Xeon w9-3495X 32704.320241 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.21.1 / 1M / 109 threads / windows
System RAM: 1024 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Dell Inc. / 01G0M6
Duration: 30.577 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX and Intel Xeon w9-3495X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

592.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX
1734.000000
Intel Xeon w9-3495X

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