Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Xeon Platinum 8163

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	34
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Chagall PRO (2022)
Release date	no data	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	48	64
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Multiplier	25	36
L1 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	16,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket P	WRX8
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	32
Threads	48	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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