Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX vs Xeon Gold 6238T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated255
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiencyno data7.14
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)14 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,742no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4424
Base clock speed1.9 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier1940
L1 cache1.375 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache22 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache30.25 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647TR4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 14 July 2020
Physical cores 22 12
Threads 44 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon Gold 6238T has 83.3% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads, and 124% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6238T and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX. We've got no test results to judge.


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