AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H. Specifications

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2022-03-08
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX or Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

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 Platinum 8376H has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 28 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 205 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 54% better clock speed

    4 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.5 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz

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

    12 more cores

    28 left arrow 16
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    205 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX
Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H
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 Platinum 8300
  • Family
    Ryzen Threadripper PRO left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum
  • Form Factor
    Desktops left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • 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 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 28
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 56
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.55 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (28 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.8 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
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • 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 Platinum 8376H 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 1152 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H 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 -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    280 W left arrow 205 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5955WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8376H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Chagall (Zen 3) left arrow Cooper Lake
  • 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
  • L1-Cache
    1 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 38.5 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000447WOF left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000447 left arrow -
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition left arrow -
  • Release date
    2022-03-08 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    sWRX8 left arrow LGA 4189
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 14 nm
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow -
  • Verified on
    2026-10-01 left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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

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