Xeon Platinum 8124 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon Platinum 8124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.05no data
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency23.06no data
Architecture codenameStorm Peak (2023)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)no data (2024 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 Platinum 8124 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads12836
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.125 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)18 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 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 Platinum 8124 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketsTR5Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon Platinum 8124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon Platinum 8124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX and Xeon Platinum 8124 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 Platinum 8124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 GB/s
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 Platinum 8124.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 64 18
Threads 128 36
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 240 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX has 255.6% more physical cores and 255.6% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8124, on the other hand, has 45.8% lower power consumption.

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