Opteron 246 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Opteron 246 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	14	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.12	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	no data
Architecture codename	Chagall PRO (2022)	SledgeHammer (2003−2004)
Release date	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)	August 2003 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$109
Current price	$4800	$53 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Opteron 246 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	128	1
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	7 nm	130 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	193 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	106 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Opteron 246 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	2
Socket	WRX8	940
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Opteron 246. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Opteron 246 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Opteron 246. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Opteron 246.

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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Physical cores	64	1
Threads	128	1
Chip lithography	7 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	89 Watt

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