Xeon D-2796NT vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.05no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency22.61no data
Architecture codenameStorm Peak (2023)no data
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,349no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads12840
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache256 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Die size8x 71 mm2no data
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT 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 configuration1no data
SocketsTR5FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes12832
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2023 1 January 2022
Physical cores 64 20
Threads 128 40
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX has an age advantage of 1 year, 220% more physical cores and 220% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon D-2796NT, on the other hand, has 191.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon D-2796NT. We've got no test results to judge.


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