Xeon E5-2643 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
2022
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
58.89
+1642%
Xeon E5-2643
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
3.38

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon E5-2643 by a whopping 1642% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking191560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.92
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency19.822.45
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$218

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads1288
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache4 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache32 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB10240 KB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm32 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2294 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors33,200 million1,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643 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 configuration12
SocketWRX8FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3
Maximum memory size2 TiB384 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E5-2643.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes12840

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 58.89
+1642%
Xeon E5-2643 3.38

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 93192
+1644%
Xeon E5-2643 5344

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 1963
+248%
Xeon E5-2643 564

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 16238
+677%
Xeon E5-2643 2089

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 58.89 3.38
Recency 8 March 2022 6 March 2012
Physical cores 64 4
Threads 128 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has a 1642.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2643, on the other hand, has 115.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2643 in performance tests.


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