EPYC 7543P vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and EPYC 7543P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	27	55
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.36	13.27
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	17.81	17.66
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	14 July 2020 (4 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,500	$2,730

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7543P has 109% better value for money than Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and EPYC 7543P 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	128	64
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	27	28
L1 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm+
Die size	74 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	38740 Million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and EPYC 7543P 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	1	1
Socket	sWRX8	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and EPYC 7543P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and EPYC 7543P are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and EPYC 7543P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX and EPYC 7543P.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	52.69	41.98
Recency	14 July 2020	12 January 2021
Physical cores	64	32
Threads	128	64
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	225 Watt

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