EPYC 9655 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2	not rated
Place by popularity	3	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	25.71	no data
Architecture codename	Storm Peak (2023)	Turin (2024)
Release date	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	$11,852

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and EPYC 9655 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	96	96
Threads	192	192
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Die size	Compute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2	12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	78,840 million	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and EPYC 9655 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	sTR5	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and EPYC 9655 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and EPYC 9655.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2023	10 October 2024
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	400 Watt

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