Xeon Platinum 8170 vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1not rated
Place by popularity3not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.23no data
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency26.05no data
Architecture codenameStorm Peak (2023)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999$7,405

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170 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 cores9626 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads19252
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.625 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)26 MB
L3 cache384 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeCompute Die (CCD) Size 71 mm2, I/O Die (IOD) Size 388 mm2 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C89 °C
Number of transistors78,840 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170 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)
SocketsTR5FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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 2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170 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 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170 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 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170. 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 7995WX and Xeon Platinum 8170.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2023 25 April 2017
Physical cores 96 26
Threads 192 52
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX has an age advantage of 6 years, 269.2% more physical cores and 269.2% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8170, on the other hand, has 112.1% lower power consumption.

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