Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Xeon Silver 4214R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	673	40
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency	10.88	16.10
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Chagall PRO (2022)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	8 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$705	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214R 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	24	64
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	36
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
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 Silver 4214R 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	WRX8
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 Silver 4214R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 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 Silver 4214R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214R and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.50	47.63
Recency	24 February 2020	8 March 2022
Physical cores	12	32
Threads	24	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	280 Watt

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