Threadripper PRO 7945WX vs Xeon Gold 6348

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking123not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency13.14no data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Storm Peak (2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,399

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads5624
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache42 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4189sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)235 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. 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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX 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 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes64128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 19 October 2023
Physical cores 28 12
Threads 56 24
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 235 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon Gold 6348 has 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads, and 48.9% lower power consumption.

Threadripper PRO 7945WX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6348 and Threadripper PRO 7945WX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6348 is a server/workstation processor while Threadripper PRO 7945WX is a desktop one.


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