Z-60 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Z-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	192	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Power efficiency	8.61	no data
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	Hondo (2012)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	9 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Z-60 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	1 GHz
Multiplier	41	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Z-60 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	WRX8	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Z-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 Single-channel
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon HD 6250

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX and Z-60.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 March 2022	9 October 2012
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	5 Watt

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